Source: Mayor of London
In London, by 2035, the number of people aged above 60 years is predicted to rise by 48 per cent and the number aged above 80 is set to rise by 70 per cent. This compares to a 12 per cent increase in the numbers aged under 60 over the same period.1 This will have implications for end-of-life care provision in the capital.
Marie Curie has stated that end-of-life care in the UK is “in crisis”, with one in four people not getting the care they need, one in three dying in overwhelming pain, and one in five unable to access GPs in the last three months of life.2
End-of-life care (EOLC) is usually defined as care for people likely to die within a year.3
It is intended to enable people to live as well as possible until they die, and to die with dignity.
Tomorrow, the London Assembly Health Committee will:
- Assess the state of end-of-life care provision in London, with a particular focus on end-of-life care for elderly
- Explore variations in access to quality end-of-life care across London
- Understand what action national and local government and the Mayor can take to support equitable access to end-of-life care for elderly patients in London.
The guests are:
Panel 1 – 10:00 – 11:25
- Dr Katherine Buxton – Clinical Director for Palliative and end of life care network, NHS England, London
- Sarah Scobie – Deputy Director of Research, Nuffield Trust
- Dr Lyndsey Williams – GP and Clinical lead, North West London Integrated Care Board Palliative and End of Life Care Programme
Panel 2 – 11:30 – 13:00
- Becca Trower – Joint CEO and Clinical Director, St Raphael’s Hospice
- Ruth Driscoll – Associate Director for Policy & Public Affairs, Marie Curie
- Dr Armita Jamali – Consultant in Palliative Medicine, The Royal Marsden and Royal Brompton Hospitals
- Dr Libby Sallnow – Associate Professor, Head of Marie Curie Palliative Care Research Department, University College London (UCL)
The meeting will take place on Wednesday 5 March from 10am in the Chamber at City Hall, Kamal Chunchie Way, E16 1ZE.
Media and members of the public are invited to attend.
The meeting can also be viewed LIVE or later via webcast or YouTube.
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