Nusrat Ghani, MP for Wealden, has met with representatives from Marie Curie at the Conservative party Conference in Birmingham to discuss their assessment of the needs of people for palliative care services in Wealden.
Marie Curie is the largest charitable funder of palliative and end of life care research in the UK. In 2021, it supported over 50,000 people across the UK at the end of their lives.
Across the UK around a quarter of people who need palliative care at the end of their lives do not currently receive it. In East Sussex, approximately 7,450 people reach the end of their lives each year. However, 1,670 people each year currently go without the palliative and end of life care they need.
As a result of our ageing population, demand for palliative care is increasing rapidly. In twenty years’ time there will be 100,000 more people dying each year in the UK and demand for palliative care will increase by 42% over the next two decades. This means that in Wealden, 930 more people will require palliative care in 2040 than they do today.
Nusrat Ghani said: "The pandemic has highlighted how hard it is for some groups of people with terminal illness and their families to get the support and care they need. I am grateful for the work that Marie Curie are doing and I continue working with Wealden hospices and care homes to ensure that Wealden residents at the end of their life get the support they need."
