'Our 24-hour palliative care hub offers a single point of access'

The need for coordinated, seven-day end of life care in north Manchester was evident from the statistics. Deaths in hospital were higher than the national and regional average. In 40% of cases, there was no medical need for the patient to be in hospital in the first place, and research showed 73% of patients would prefer to die at home. Furthermore, 70% of patients felt they were not getting enough support, often resulting in a hospital admission.