Macmillan has been campaigning to make sure more people have
access to free social care in the last weeks of life so that they are able to
die at home if they so choose. We know that most people with cancer at the end of their life want to spend their last weeks and days at home, in a familiar place surrounded by loved ones. But right now, only 29% of people are able to do so.
Today, our campaign made significant progress as an
influential group of MPs and Peers released their report on the draft Care and
Support Bill, which sets out plans for how the social care system in England will change in the future. Over the past few months, this Committee has been considering if
any changes should be made to the Bill. In their report, they strongly
recommend that the Westminster Government introduce free social care for people at the end
of life “at the earliest opportunity” to enable more people to die in the place
of their choice.
This recommendation comes as a result of our campaigning and is another step towards making choice at the end of life a reality. For more information about our campaign, please email campaigns@macmillan.org.uk.
