Personalised care

Children’s hospices to receive £25 million a year as part of NHS Long Term Plan

Funding for children’s hospices will rise to £25 million a year, NHS England has pledged. Medical advances mean the NHS can help seriously ill children and young people with more complex health issues live longer, more fulfilling lives. NHS England’s hospice grant programme currently provides £12 million a year for children’s hospices, helping to provide […]

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NHS applauds plans by English Football League to improve nation’s health

NHS England has welcomed moves by football clubs to improve the nation’s health including cookery classes for bereaved men, exercise sessions for people with cancer and sport to help tackle mental ill health. A nation-wide day of action (Tuesday) will see 72 football clubs from the English Football League put their full weight behind nationwide […]

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Patients avoid 7,500 nights in hospital with ‘tailored’ home help scheme

An programme in Somerset has helped patients avoid 7,500 nights in hospital and freed up at least £2 million for other services. Somerset’s pioneering ‘Homefirst’ scheme offers patients who are healthy enough, and their families, tailored help to finish therapy at home, with personalised care reducing stays in hospital by up to ten days. Described […]

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First children with cancer to begin treatment with revolutionary CAR-T therapy

The first children to receive a game-changing personalised therapy for cancer will start treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London this week. A second centre, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, is also ready to start treating children with a rare form of leukaemia while a third, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is expected […]

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Speaking up in support of self care

A group of senior health professionals have today thrown their support behind Self Care Week 2018. Self Care Week 2018, which began yesterday and runs until November 18, is urging people to ‘Choose Self Care for Life’ by making health-savvy decisions. Whether it is about self-treatable conditions, long term conditions, or lifestyle choices to ensure […]

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Encouraging people to choose self care for life

More than 22 million people are being targeted as part of Self Care Week which launches today. Under the banner of “Choose Self Care for Life” the aim is to engage and empower people to better look after their own health. Whether it is about self-treatable conditions, long term conditions, or lifestyle choices to ensure […]

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