End of Life Care

Public Awareness

 

The English Department of Health End of Life Care Strategy confirmed the need for greater public awareness in end of life care by commissioning the Dying Matters campaign, as well as encouraging all local areas to increase public awareness. Some valuable resources are included here:

 

Dying Matters Coalition
http://www.dyingmatters.org/

Dying Matter Key Messages and Facts

 

National End of Life Care Programme

Evaluation of Preferred Priorities for Care - Raising Public Awareness - 15 July 2010

 

Economist Intelligence Unit

The Quality of Death: Ranking end-of-life care across the world