Research reports

Findings from a Freedom of Information request to Clinical Commissioning Groups.

Findings from a Freedom of Information request.

In March 2017 there was a short debate in the House of Lords on end of life care. We welcomed the debate and submitted this briefing on it.

In March 2016 there was a short debate in the House of Commons on end of life care. We welcomed the debate and submitted this briefing on it.

This report examines who contacts us, what they talk about and how we help them. It also demonstrates the importance of our work in empowering people to take control of their care.

We commissioned a YouGov poll which found that 82% of people would want to be in control of life-prolonging medical treatments should they lose mental capacity.

We conducted a poll with YouGov on knowledge of end of life rights and choices. This poll found that 53% wrongly believed that they had a legal right to make end-of-life decisions on behalf of their next of kin.

A report which examines whether patients had record, or made known, their wishes recorded and if this impacted on whether they died well or badly.

A poll commissioned by Compassion in Dying examining how people want to be treated at the end of life, and looking at people’s knowledge of their end-of-life rights and choices.