title: Improving end of life care: a matter of life and death.
abstract: End of Life Care is important - it affects us allMost people die of co-morbidity/non-cancer conditions in old ageToo few people die in their place of choice, usually at homeHospital deaths are expensive and often preventableMost end of life care is from the usual generalist providerThere is much that can be done; we are all involved and can play an important part in the delivery of top quality care.
authors.affiliation: National Clinical Lead GSF Centre, RCGP Clinical Champion in End of Life Care, Honorary Professor, End of Life Care, University of Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: Keri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Thomas