What’s New - Leeds Palliative Care

The events page is regularly updated with training, lectures and conferences, many of which are open to patients and carers aswell as healthcare professionals. Please check the page for updated listings.

The National End of Life Care Programme in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and the National Council for Palliative Care has recently launched the patient information booklet ‘Planning for your Future Care – A Guide’.

You can visit their website and download a copy here.

To order hard copies please print the order form below.

Order form

The National Council for Palliative Care has made this guidance available due to the swine 'flu pandemic.

Other information on the swine 'flu pandemic can be found on the NCPC Newsroom pages under 'swine 'flu update'

The report has been published by the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) with Marie Curie Cancer Care, NHS Haringey, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, Haringey Council and For Dementia in October 2009.

It is available free from the NCPC website.

In April 2009 the law was changed to add cancer to the list of conditions that give exemption from prescription charges. There are still people who are not claiming this exemption.

Patients undergoing treatment for cancer, including the effects of cancer or the effects of current or previous cancer treatment, are able to apply for a certificate that will give them exemption. They should ask their doctor for an application form which will need to be countersigned by their GP, hospital or service doctor (or, at their GP's discretion, a member of the practice who can access their medical records).

All regulated providers of Health and Social Care, wether existing providers or new, will have to register their service with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) by October 2010.

Guidance for registration can be found on the CQC website, this gives details on the registration process, you are advised to regularly check their website for updates.