The Access to Palliative Care Bill, which was introduced to the House of Lords in July 2017, will be debated in the House of Lords on Friday 14th June 2019. Palliative care is an approach that improves the quality of life for patients and their families facing the problems associated with life-threatening illness and this Private Member’s Bill seeks to address the current wide geographical variations in the availability of this care in England, by legislating to require that all clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) ensure that high quality, specialist palliative care services are available to those who need them. The Bill aims to improve care for terminally ill children and adults.
Please click here to read Baroness Ilona Finlay’s second reading speech.
Access to Palliative Care Press Release