MPs, you told us clearly that end-of-life care in the UK is broken. So now we need you to fix it | Jane Turner

During the assisted dying debate, most politicians agreed on one thing – palliative care reform is urgent. Patients and those of us who care for them are waiting Jane Turner is chief nurse at the palliative support charity Sue Ryder The UK government is discussing the country’s biggest challenges at the Labour party conference.

But amid the speeches, announcements and headlines, it should not forget one of the clearest messages to emerge from parliament just two weeks ago – our palliative care system is not working for far too many people. Throughout the assisted dying debate, MPs who disagreed deeply on the core issue, often agreed on one thing – our palliative care system urgently needs fixing.…