Four in 10 hospitals told to improve care for the dying

Four in 10 hospitals told to improve care for the dying

Watchdog’s data reveals end-of-life care falls below expected standards at 74 NHS hospitals in England, including seven rated as inadequate

More than 40% of hospitals offer indifferent or poor care for the dying, according to the latest data seen by the Guardian, which highlights huge variability between the way NHS facilities deal with the inevitability of death.

Data from the Care Quality Commission supplied to the Guardian reveals the differences across England. Eight hospitals have been rated as outstanding for their end-of-life care – three of them are children’s hospitals (Alder Hey, Great Ormond Street and Sheffield) – and 94 have been classified as good. But 67 hospitals require improvement and seven are inadequate. 

Guardian
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