Terminally ill people are struggling to access essential care at home during evenings and weekends, according to new research from King’s College London, Hull York Medical School and the Primary Care Unit at the University of Cambridge. Marie Curie, which funded the research, warns that the findings mean that people are dying in pain. Read […]
Less deprived areas saw biggest increase in deaths at home during pandemic
Deaths at home increased the most in the least deprived areas during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research has found. The report, published on July 15 2022 from the Better End of Life research programme, provides the first evidence that the increase in deaths at home across the UK that occurred during the pandemic was accompanied […]