Palliative care commission must focus on ageing population

admin
1 Min Read

Jugdeep Dhesi , 2025-05-16 14:26:00

  1. Jugdeep Dhesi, president
  1. British Geriatrics Society, Marjory Warren House, London, UK
  1. Jugdeep.Dhesi{at}gstt.nhs.uk

Higginson and Ramjeeawon discuss whether the new palliative care commission in the UK can drive real change.1 Any review of palliative and end-of-life care must look at the needs of the ageing population.

Approximately 670 000 people die every year in the UK,2 of whom around 65% are aged over 75.345 The current palliative and end-of-life care model …

Source link

Share This Article
error: Content is protected !!