Sue Ryder comments on announcement of new framework for palliative and end-of-life care

“This is a pivotal moment for palliative and end-of-life care. We welcome the Government’s recognition of the urgent challenges facing people who are dying and the need to modernise the system.

“Everyone deserves quality care in their final stages of life. Yet, too often, terminally ill people spend their last days relying on emergency services and dying on overcrowded hospitals wards. This can and must change.

“This framework must deliver real, tangible change, particularly in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions and supporting us as the sector to ensure care is available where people want and need it. Once this framework is shared, action must be swift. We are ready to work with the Government to help shape this reform.

“Our ecosystem for palliative and end-of-life care is part of the solution. Working together to deliver more specialist care in the community and in Sue Ryder Alongside Suites within hospitals, ensuring more people can die in the place of their choosing, with the dignity and support they deserve.”