New UK Government Minister for end of life care
3rd August 2016
Cicely Saunders International and colleagues in the End of Life Coalition, have congratulated Ben Gummer MP on his appointment as Minister for the Cabinet Office and thanked him for his significant efforts in raising the profile of end of life care, and delivering the government’s response to the Choice Review in July 2016.
The coalition partners will work closely with the new Minister David Mowatt MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Community Health and Care) to deliver on the government’s new national commitment for high quality, personalised care at the end of life.
The End of Life Coalition is a partnership of seven charities Cicely Saunders International, Hospice UK, Macmillan, Marie Curie, Sue Ryder, MND Association and National Council for Palliative Care actively campaigning for better quality care and support for those approaching the end of life. Read more.