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Blueprint drawn up to deliver ‘unprecedented transformation’ of end of life care

Blueprint drawn up to deliver ‘unprecedented transformation’ of end of life care

Palliative care commission set up to provide high-quality, holistic support to 100,000 people in England and Wales


MPs, doctors and charities have drawn up a blueprint to deliver an “unprecedented transformation” of care for 100,000 people a year in the final stages of their lives.

After parliament’s historic vote last week to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, a commission on palliative care has been set up to help improve end of life care.

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