Professor John Ellershaw, Director of Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool, University of Liverpool and Clinical Director, Palliative Care, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University NHS Hospital Trust said:

"This is an historic moment when patients not only deserve but now demand the very best in care when they or their loved ones are dying. Our politicians and the healthcare system owe it to them to deliver.

"We welcome that the report highlights the real challenges still faced in achieving best care for dying patients in our hospitals. Click here to read report