Help the Hospices, Commission into the Future of Hospice Care
Abstract
Published to coincide with World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2006, this report showcases the success stories of how hospice and palliative care has been provided in the most difficult settings. It also explores how services can be made more accessible and reflects the diversity of our society and the different beliefs and attitudes to care that people have. It focuses on a number of barriers to good care provision including geography, complex needs, culture and perception, and social exclusion