Charity and Voluntary Sector
CRUK: Cancer Research UK scientists have revealed a completely new route by which male androgen hormones fuel the growth of prostate cancer, raising the prospect that existing drugs could be used to treat the disease.
DH: The details of how to apply for funding from the Capital Grant scheme for hospices are now available. Up to £60m is available as part of the scheme, open to all adults’ & children’s hospices in England, to improve the physical environment in which they provide care.
The funding will improve care for patients & families by enhancing care facilities and improving the patient experience in the hospice environment, as well as supporting the care that hospices provide to people in their own homes. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 5 November 2012 (see PR for application details).
AUK: The deadline is fast approaching for people who may need an assessment to determine if they were eligible for NHS funding for continuing healthcare between 1 April 2004 & 31 March 2011. The deadline for notifying PCTs is the 30 September 2012.
NHS continuing healthcare (NHS CHC) is a package of health & social care funded solely by the NHS when a person’s need for care is primarily due to their need for healthcare. Not everyone is made aware of this support or they may not have been considered eligible at the time.
ScotGov: People with diabetes will now be able to monitor their own condition through an innovative online service. A new campaign - run in partnership with Diabetes UK - shows how a new online tool called ‘MyDiabetesMyWay’, will help people with diabetes manage their conditions more effectively through videos, educational tools and games containing information about diabetes.
CAB: Citizens Advice has responded to SSE's energy price hike. They will also be running Big Energy Saving Week on 22 - 27 October 2012, when their advisers will be out & about across the country giving practical advice & tips on how people can cut their fuel bills. on , when their advisers will be out & about across the country giving practical advice & tips on .
