New report “On the Brink: The future of end-of-life-care”
2nd March 2016
The End of Life Care Coalition (Cicely Saunders International, Hospice UK, Macmillan, Marie Curie, the National Council for Palliative Care, the MND Association and Sue Ryder) is campaigning for greater choice and control over the things that are important to people at the end of their lives.
We’ve written a report entitled “On the Brink: The future of end of life care” advocating that the Government take forward the findings of the independent expert review it commissioned and published in February 2015 A Review of Choice in End of Life Care (also known as the Choice Review).
This means putting into practice a comprehensive and consistent approach to end of life care that offers and fulfils individual choices and preferences, and helps to overcome the fear of lack of control that many feel at this difficult time. We want to ensure that
People get the right services, at the right time, in the right place;
People’s preferences are heard, recorded, shared and acted upon;
People receive support from health and care professionals who can deliver care with expertise and compassion; and
People are informed about the treatment and care available to them, their condition, and how this might affect them over time.
You can download the report from The End of Life Care Coalition website http://endoflifecampaign.org/