We agree with your editorial (30 July) that while guidelines on end-of-life care are helpful, they are not enough without adequate resources. The ministerial review on choice at the end of life published earlier this year quantified the amount of investment required to achieve good end-of-life care at £130m a year. We urge the government to commit to this investment now to ensure that the resource is available to ensure this new guidance delivers the necessary improvements in care for people in the last days and weeks of their lives.
Professor Rob George President, Association for Palliative Medicine Dr David Brooks Immediate past president, Association for Palliative Medicine Claire Henry Chief executive, National Council for Palliative Care
