- End-of-life charities have urged the government to address severe underfunding and patchy access to palliative care ahead of a parliamentary vote on assisted dying legislation.
- Organisations including Marie Curie, Hospice UK, and St Christopher’s warned that hospice services are shrinking and beds are closing across the country.
- Research from Marie Curie indicates nearly one in three dying people, amounting to over 200,000 individuals in the UK annually, currently have unmet end-of-life care needs.
- Charity leaders stressed that no one should consider an assisted death due to fears of failing to receive adequate pain relief or care.
- An Ipsos poll revealed that 34 per cent of respondents believe assisted dying should only be legalised alongside extra state funding for end-of-life care.
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