One of the ways we try to engage politicians and parliamentary candidates about the issues during election time is through our end of life care manifesto. During the 2010 election we asked perspective MPs to sign up to 5 pledges, which you can read about here

What now?

We have since published a short parliamentary briefing which is intending to summarise the new Coalition Government’s plans for health and social care and describe how we can help to make this a reality for end of life care. It identifies three challenges for the new Parliament:

1. “Ensuring a good death for everyone” should be a key quality outcome for all commissioners and providers across health and social care

2. Access to 24/7 end of life care to enable people to remain in community settings

3. Empowering people to talk about death, dying and bereavement and make plans for their end of life care and support

You can download the briefing here

Make it their priority!

The start of the new parliament is a good time to write to your MP, when he or she is keen to get involved in campaigns to try to bring about real change.

Whether your MP is one of the 230 candidates entering for the first time, or one returning for another term, please consider writing to them with our parliamentary briefing.

You can find out who your MP is here: http://findyourmp.parliament.uk

You can either send a letter in the post or email them. Always remember to include your full address so that they’re aware you’re one of their constituents.

Finally, please remember to let us know that you've written and if you receive a response!

Greg Mulholland MP and Fabian Hamilton MP join NCPC's Simon Chapman in launching the 2010 End of Life Care Manifesto