Friday 29 November 2024

The vote by MPs today in favour of assisted dying marks a huge societal change in our country. There is much to work through for what this means for people who are dying and for hospices. 

Meanwhile, Royal Trinity Hospice will keep on delivering free, quality care to the people who need us at the end of their lives across central and south west London.

We welcome the fact that this debate has, at last, facilitated a national conversation on death and dying, and what a good death can be.

Regardless of your view on assisted dying, there has been universal agreement on the vital role that hospices play in living and dying well and that hospice funding is inadequate, meaning that some people do not get the care that they need.

Addressing the funding crisis affecting hospices is more urgent in light of today's decision. Over the course of this debate, very many MPs have spoken of the importance of hospices. We call on Government to act now with an emergency funding package and a sustainable long-term solution to the hospice funding crisis.