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A number of Healthcare at Home staff will be attending a Homecare Medicines Meeting on 29th Feb in London at which approximately 300 delegates from the NHS and pharmaceutical industry are expected. More information here.

Healthcare at Home are delighted to have received a prestigious national award for their end of life care service in Birmingham.

Our Family Liaison Service won the award for ensuring good access to information, continuity of care, and support for caregivers, family and staff at the Patient Experience Network National Awards 2011.

One of the judges praised the, “highly responsive programme which puts patients and their families at the centre of care, during particularly difficult and personally challenging periods of a persons care." Another commented that, “outstanding results have been achieved in a very sensitive area of public health care by coordinated and well led teamwork."

A spokesman for Healthcare at Home said, “We’re absolutely thrilled that our commitment to improving patient experience and care has been formally recognised by the Patient Experience Network awards. We would like to congratulate our nurses and staff who work so hard to ensure our patients receive the highest possible standard of care.”

A training programme provided by Healthcare at Home Ltd has boosted the confidence of care home staff and improved advance care planning. Karen Jackson, Family Liaison Coordinator at Healthcare at Home Ltd, explains how.

Clinical homecare is preferred by patients and saves money for the NHS according to an article published today by Rachel Ellis in the Daily Mail.
 

Healthcare at Home welcomes the publication of the above report. An industry response to the report has been issued by the National Clinical Homecare Association, of which Healthcare at Home is a member, and a national seminar has been arranged to discuss the implications of the report.

At the recent annual conference of the London Cancer New Drugs Group, Cheryl Vidall argued the case for considering chemotherapy at home as a safe and viable option in the 21st century.

In the December issue of the Gauchers Association Newsletter, Steve Davis and Jill Stephenson explain what home treatment is and how it works.

New report by The Health Foundation highlights the benefits of treating dementia patients at home.

Healthcare at Home has been announced as a finalist in the 'Access to Continuity of Care' category at the 2011 Patient Experience Network National Awards.

Steve Davis will speak at the PharmaTimes event "Aligning NHS & Pharma Medicines Management" in London on 7th December. Click to see further information and booking details.