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Palliative care

Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying law

The Health and Social Care Secretary said he would oppose the move because he was worried that palliative care ‘was not good enough to give people a real choice’

Hospice finances ‘precarious and unsustainable’, warn sector leaders

Hospice charities warn of 'devastating impact' of funding cuts on those in end of life care

Calls for Government to fix ‘patchy’ end-of-life care for the UK’s ageing population

A report from MPs on Assisted Dying has led to calls for government intervention to improve palliative and end of life care

Palliative care continues to face ‘considerable hardships’

A new report shows that nine out of 10 respondents (86%) providing end of life care in the UK do not have time or resources to provide holistic care for patients and families

Career profile: Karenne Weaver

Hospice at Home Manager, NMP Lead, Rowcroft Hospice

Career profile: Maria O'Neil

Maria O’Neil, Palliative Clinical Nurse Specialist for Cambridgeshire Secured Services

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