Dying without dignity: Investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about end of life care.

Dying without dignity: Investigations by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman into complaints about end of life care End of life care has been a key issue for the NHS for some time. This report highlights the key themes coming from complaints to inform the debate about how, as a society, we can drive up standards to improve the quality of end of life care offered across the country.

The report features 12 cases that illustrate the issues we regularly see in our casework on end of life care. The examples represent a diverse collection of powerful stories, drawn from a range of different health care settings. They are from all parts of the country and represent different areas of concern. Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman

See also:

• RCGP response to Ombudsman report on end of life care Royal College of Physicians
• 'Too many dying without dignity' BBC News
• Too many are dying without dignity, health ombudsman warns The Daily Telegraph
• Too many die without dignity, says report on end-of-life care The Guardian
• All healthcare professionals must all know how to care for, and communicate with, people who are terminally ill | Jane Collins The Guardian
• Terminally ill patients should be given the right to die at home, says harrowing report The Independent