MPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care in the UK is broken. So now we need you to fix it | Jane Turner
During the assisted dying debate, most politicians agreed on one thing – palliative care reform is urgent. Patients and those of us who care for them are waiting Jane Turner is chief nurse at the palliative support charity Sue Ryder The UK government is discussing the country’s biggest challenges at the Labour party conference. But amid the speeches, announcements and headlines, it should not…
During the assisted dying debate, most politicians agreed that reforming palliative care was an urgent matter. Patients and their caregivers are anxiously awaiting changes in this area. Jane Turner, the chief nurse at the palliative support charity Sue Ryder, emphasized that the UK government should not overlook the fact that the country's palliative care system is not adequately serving many people.
In the midst of discussions about the country's biggest challenges at the Labour party conference, the system's shortcomings should not be forgotten. MPs who had differing opinions on the core issue of assisted dying often found common ground in their agreement that the palliative care system urgently needs fixing. Some shared personal experiences of relatives being forced to endure hours of pain, or being admitted to hospitals instead of receiving necessary support at home due to the lack of available resources.
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