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In response to the Royal College of Nursing survey and its findings, Anne Cleary, Deputy Director of Nursing for Marie Curie, said:
“Marie Curie welcomes the focus of the survey and the importance the Royal College of Nursing places on its findings. We also know the important role that nurses play in caring for terminally ill people at the end of their lives.
“We echo the concerns expressed that nurses are not always getting the training, support and resources they need to provide the care that they so obviously want to. This report highlights the privilege that nurses feel in being able to care for people at the end of their lives. They should feel properly supported in this.
“It’s essential that any training and support for nurses includes how to have difficult conversations with terminally ill people about their fears and their wishes.
“It’s important to remember that a great deal of the nursing terminally ill people need is provided in their own homes. And we know from recent research by the Nuffield Trust that well-resourced community care for terminally ill people can have huge benefits, in terms of patient preferences, efficiency and NHS cost savings. So it is particularly important that community nurses get first-rate support and training to help them provide the care that terminally ill people and their families need and deserve.
“Marie Curie is committed to providing the best possible care for people with terminal illnesses and their families. We are keen to work with others to improve the care that all terminally ill people get.”
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