The PM said the new investment will support the palliative care sector in relieving workforce pressures and introducing new services.
CQC praised the service for providing “exceptionally good” palliative and end-of-life care and emotional support.
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An expert warned that providers often don’t recognise when a person with learning disabilities is coming towards the end of their life.
Just 10% of patients who died of a non-cancerous disease between 2011 and 2015 received palliative care at home.