PEOPLE in Great Yarmouth and Waveney have been invited to share their views on end of life care at a series of meetings taking place in the next two weeks.

PEOPLE in Great Yarmouth and Waveney have been invited to share their views on end of life care at a series of meetings taking place in the next two weeks.

NHS Great Yarmouth and Waveney and Marie Curie Cancer Care will hold five meetings to promote the Marie Curie Delivering Choice Programme, which aims to give patients reaching the end of their life the best possible palliative care in the place of their choice.

As well as improving the level of support available to patients and their families, the programme also aims to give more people who wish to the choice to die at home.

“The Marie Curie Delivering Choice programme is designed to bring partner agencies together to help provide the best possible service for palliative care patients while allowing them to be cared for in the place of their choice,” said Abbie Powell, Programme Manager for the project.

“We would encourage as many people as possible to come along to the open events and share their views on current service provision and what they feel is important about end of life care, so that we can ensure their opinions are taken into account when planning improvements for the future.”

The drop in events will take place on:

-Tuesday, March 31, 10am-11.30am, Caister Community Centre, Beach Road

-Tuesday, March 31, 2pm-3.30pm, Cobholm and Lichfield Health and Resource Centre

-Wednesday, April, 10am-11.30am, Aspire Centre, Yarmouth Road, Lowestoft

-Wednesday, April 1, 2pm-3.30pm, Quaker Religious Society Friends Meeting House, 15 Smallgate, Beccles

-Tuesday, April 21, 7pm-8.30pm, the Burrage Centre, Benacre Room, James Paget University Hospital