Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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The Commission’s work aims to produce recommendations for solutions to the current difficulties and gaps in access to high-quality palliative care.
Joined February 2025
@RachelP27974323 Thank you so much for sharing your experience! If you are interested in submitting evidence to the commission, you can do this here: The commission wants to hear from the widest community possible, including from family members.
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"Palliative care and end-of-life care are essential and, in some areas, not to the high standard that we would hope for." Professor Sir Chris Whitty has recently given evidence to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, analysing the state of palliative care in the UK.
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Meet the commissioners: Professor Jugdeep Dhesi is Professor of Geriatric Medicine at King’s College London. She is committed to influencing policy and practice to improve health and social care for older people and has also contributed her expertise to numerous advisory groups.
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Meet the commissioners: Professor Sir Mike Richards was a hospital physician for more than 20 years. He was awarded a CBE in 2001 and appointed a Knight Bachelor in 2010. Sir Mike has led two major reviews for NHS England. Follow to keep up to date on the work of the commission.
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Rachael Maskell launched the Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life care in the House of Commons. You can keep up to date on the work of the commission by clicking on the link in our bio.
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Dr Jamilla Hussain is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and she recently gave evidence to the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, speaking about the inequalities in palliative and end-of-life care.
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We would love to hear from you! The Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care has opened submissions for written evidence. You can find the link here: The deadline for submissions is Friday 28th March 2025.
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Meet the commissioners - Prof Baroness Finlay of Llandaff. Our commissioners bring a wealth of experience and expertise to the work of the commission.
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Rachael Maskell MP spoke on the Today Programme about the work of the Commission on Palliative and End-Of-Life Care. You can listen to the full interview on the BBC Sounds.
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Danny Kruger MP welcomed the Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the House of Commons. The Commission will seek to identify the current strengths and significant shortfalls in provision, and the barriers that exist in the current systems of such care.
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Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he is supportive of calls for a Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
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New data published shows that 7 in 10 people support a commission into Palliative Care. You can keep up to date with the work of the commission by following us and by clicking on the link in our bio.
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RT @heather_c_c: @doctor_oxford @thetimes Thank you for this excellent letter. It is possible to have a 'good death' with the best palliati…
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RT @emily_rj: “70% of the public want to prioritise social end-of-life care before thinking about assisted dying… a commission on end-of-li…
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RT @Sue_Ryder: Today we attended the launch of the Independent Commission for Palliative and End of Life Care. We are pleased to be a mem…
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RT @Tog4ShortLives: Currently 1/3 of NHS areas provide 24/7 end of life care at home for seriously ill children. As a member of the Commiss…
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RT @CareEngland: The Palliative and End of Life Care Commission have launched a call for written submissions ahead of their first oral evid…
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RT @ProfMarkTaubert: Much needed Parliamentary Commission on Palliative and End of Life Care. Link below 👇
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RT @UCBNewsTeam: The Palliative & End-of-Life Care Commission is hearing from those responsible for the UK & Ireland's national strategies.…
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