OnDemand: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Conference 2026

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2026 Overview

The landscape of end-of-life care in the UK is evolving rapidly. The progression of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through Parliament and insights from The Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care, are shaping patient choice, clinical guidance, and care standards. At the same time, persistent health care inequalities and systematic deficiencies continue to affect access to quality palliative care across different communities.

• In 2023, 42.8% of deaths occurred in hospitals, with more than half of all deaths (57.2%) taking place in settings other than hospitals
• The percentage of people dying at home rose to 28.4% in 2023 from 24.4% in 2019
• In 2023, 41.3% of individuals who died in care homes were temporary residents, a slight increase from 36.6% in 2019

The Palliative and End-of-Life Care Conference 2026 united leading experts, policymakers, and clinicians shaping the future of care. Gain practical insights from case studies, exploring innovative approaches to community and hospice care, and learn strategies to provide compassionate, patient-centred support.

2026 Agenda

• 9.50am

  Chair’s Opening Remarks

  Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders, Marie Curie National End of Life Clinical Champion, Royal College of General Practitioners

  

• 10.00am

  Keynote: Parliamentary Updates on End of Life and Palliative Care

  • Key updates on the progression of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill through Parliament
  • Examining committee hearings considering evidence and recommending safeguards for assisted dying
  • Highlighting cross-party efforts to expand patient choice and improve end-of-life care options
  • Reviewing professional guidance on ensuring access and allowing clinicians to opt out where necessary

  Prof. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Consultant, Velindre Cancer Hospital, Cardiff and Professor of Palliative Medicine and Commissioner, Palliative and End-of-Life Care Commission

  

• 10.20am

  Keynote: A Fork in the Road for the Hospice Sector

  • Exploring the opportunities for the hospice sector to support the 10 year plan
  • Highlighting the funding pressures facing the sector
  • Evaluating the role of hospice collaboratives and sustainable commissioning models
  • Outlining Hospice UK’s four point plan for fair hospice funding

  Katie Reade, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Hospice UK 

  

• 10.40am

  Case Study: Shifting Palliative and End of Life Care to the Community

  • Exploring how effective community-based palliative care improves patient quality of life and supports families, reducing unnecessary hospital admissions
  • Analysing the potential of centralised access points for palliative and end-of-life care
  • Examining opportunities for funding community palliative care
  • Highlighting approaches for collaboration between primary care, hospices and social services

  Sam Royston, Executive Director of Research and Policy, Marie Curie

  

• 11.00am

  Questions and Answers

• 11.50am

  Comfort Break

• 12.05pm

  Case Study: Supporting Remote Monitoring of Home-based Palliative patients: Insights from the Comfort Tracker App

  • Outlining how the Comfort Tracker app enables patients and family caregivers to log symptoms in real time, and help community teams respond proactively, thereby reducing unplanned admissions and isolation.
  • Addressing inequalities in palliative and end-of-life care: how digital tools can help bridge geographical and cultural access gaps
  • Reflecting on implementing remote monitoring in the last-12-months of life
  • Highlighting the need for integrated service provider partnership models (community + acute + hospice)
  • Future directions for digital innovation in PEoLC.

  Dr Rachel Melsom, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust 

  

• 12.25pm

  Keynote: Advanced Care Planning in Palliative and End of Life Care

  • Early identification and advance care planning as an exemplar for the NHS plan priorities.
  • The potential of integrated data dashboards to demonstrate the achievement of priority outcomes and
  • The potential for expansion over wider ICB footprints.

  Karen Chumbley, Co-Chief Executive Officer, St Helena Hospice

  

• 12.45pm

  Case Study: Strategic Approaches to Grief and Bereavement Support

  • Exploring how a multi-layered bereavement strategy meets grief needs and reduces isolation through digital support
  • Analysing the role of online communities in normalising grief and building connection for bereaved individuals
  • Examining the integration of self-help tools and sign-posting pathways to improve access to appropriate levels of support
  • Highlighting approaches for collaboration between charities and the NHS to integrate bereavement support across services

  Bianca Neumann, Clinical Director of Grief and Bereavement, Sue Ryder

  

• 1.05pm

  Questions and Answers 

• 1.25pm

  Chair’s Closing Remarks

  

• 1.30pm

  Conference Close

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2026 Speakers

Dr Harrie Cedar

Associate Professor

Kings College London

Dr Sam Royston

Executive Director of Research and Policy

Marie Curie

Professor Aneez Esmail

Professor(Emeritus) of General Practice

University of Manchester

Katherine Gray

Head of Research

Alzheimer’s Society

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