Forecast indicates about 130,000 more people will need palliative care by 2048
End of life care in England and Wales is unable to cope with rising demand and requires billions of pounds of new investment, palliative care doctors opposing new laws on assisted dying have warned.
It is forecast about 130,000 more people in England and Wales will need palliative care by 2048. The Department of Health and Social Care has estimated the NHS is already spending about £6bn a year on palliative care.
