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In a landmark ruling today the Court of Protection has allowed medics treating a 68 year old woman (known as Mrs N) in a minimally conscious state to withdraw ‘clinically assisted nutrition and hydration’ (CANH).

Compassion in Dying welcomes the aims of the Access to Palliative Care Bill, which contains a number of provisions that would help patients who are already in receipt of palliative care or who are nearing the end of life. We welcome the debate and consideration of its provisions.

Ground-breaking research published today revealed that one in five dying patients receive treatment their friends and family say they would not have wanted, with almost half (47%) feeling their loved one had a bad death.

Healthcare professionals of all levels need to have an understanding of the legal and ethical framework that surrounds the care and treatment of patients who are nearing the end of the their lives.

This conference focuses on improving end of life care and delivering the priorities for care of the dying person. The conference will update delegates on national developments in end of life care, and advice delegates on monitoring implementation of the five priorities of end of life care at a local level.

Yesterday the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has published a report, Dying without Dignity based on complaints investigated by the Ombudsman.

Events are being held across the country in order to raise awareness of the My Life, My Decision project which supports older people to plan ahead for their future medical treatment.

Following on from the success of The National Cancer Survivorship Initiative (NCSI), NHS England has recently announced a new Living With and Beyond Cancer Programme.

We welcome this report which makes important recommendations around improving access to end of life care and ensuring patients’ choices are known about and respected at the end of life.