Written submissions are invited on requirements of care within the UK palliative care sector.
The Palliative and Finish-of-Life Care Fee is asking on docs, hospitals, hospices, charities, incapacity rights organizations and others with expertise in palliative and end-of-life care.
The fee was established final yr and seeks to establish strengths and weaknesses within the provision of palliative care, in addition to present obstacles to care inside the system.
It’s chaired by Chair Professor Sir Mike Richards together with Rachael Maskell MP and Baroness Finlay of Llandaff.
Written submissions are being invited forward of the committee's first listening to of oral proof in Parliament subsequent week.
The fee says the palliative care sector faces “vital challenges”, together with lack of funding, recruitment, provision and entry.
It seeks proof not solely from stakeholders within the UK but additionally from abroad to establish fashions of greatest apply for the trade right here.
The findings and suggestions from the evaluate might be summarized in a report back to be introduced to the Well being Minister and MPs sooner or later.
Sir Mike mentioned: “I’m delighted to have been invited to chair this vital and impartial fee. I led the event of England's first end-of-life care technique in 2008 however haven’t been concerned on this space in recent times.”
“I’m due to this fact more than happy to evaluate the present state of palliative and end-of-life care within the UK and for the fee to make suggestions on how this care might be improved.”
