RCP Calls For National Strategy For End-Of-Life And Palliative Care

RCP Calls For National Strategy For End-Of-Life And Palliative Care

Share Post Share Email The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has launched a new policy position on end-of-life and palliative care, calling on government and health system leaders to transform how dying is recognised and supported across the NHS and social care. The statement argues for a cultural shift – both within healthcare and wider society – towards more open conversations, earlier planning and better int…

RCP calls for cultural shift in palliative care

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has issued a new policy position urging government and health leaders to transform end-of-life and palliative care across the NHS and social care. It calls for a cultural shift, both in healthcare and wider society, towards earlier recognition of dying, open conversations, personalised planning and better integration of care for people with progressive life-limiting conditions. The RCP is asking the governme…