press_release_conclusion: Palliative and end-of-life care are not being considered as core services by clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in some parts of England, with a vast degree of variation across different services and regions, reveals an analysis published in BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care.
abstract_conclusion: However, information based on data that are more objective, for example, population and total budget for palliative care, demonstrate wide variations in commissioning.