Earlier this week, I went along to a roundtable discussion event
in Parliament organised by Macmillan to talk about free social care at the end
of life. This event was part of our campaign, calling for all patients at the
end of life to get the social care support they need to allow them to be cared
for at home until they die if they so choose.
Macmillan, along with five other national charities – the
Motor Neurone…
We know that most people with cancer at the end of their life want to spend their last weeks and days at home, in a familiar place surrounded by loved ones. But right now, only 27% of people are able to do so. That’s why we’ve launched our latest campaign action asking the government in England to offer free social care to everyone at the end of life.
The government has said that it sees ‘much merit…
You may have seen the story splashed all over the news this week about the rising number of older people predicted to be living with cancer in 30 years time. Our research shows that the number will triple from 1.3 million in 2010 to a staggering 4.1 million in 2040.
This is incredibly worrying because we know that older people with cancer are not getting the best treatment for their cancer. And if that is happening…
Despite the fact that most people with cancer at the end of life want to be cared for in their own home, we know that all too often people simply don’t get the social care support they need to make this possible. By social care support we mean things like personal care, turning the patient in bed, preparing meals and small tasks around the home. This is because social care is means-tested, which means many people…
Yesterday, the government published the long-awaited social
care white paper. And here at Macmillan we were really pleased that, in it,
they recognised the importance of free
social care for those at the end of life.
We want all people
with cancer to have the choice to die at home surrounded by their families and
loved ones. So, in the lead up to the
white paper, we have been calling for all patients at the end of…
