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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Aine Fox

End of life care for patients must improve, doctors group says

Doctors are calling for a public campaign on end-of-life care and a national strategy on how such care for dying people can be delivered.

It comes amid a warning that too often this phase of someone’s life “is seen as unexpected or a last-minute crisis” despite the person being ill and already in hospital or another care setting.

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