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Social care should be free to everyone at the end of life, says a report by the Commons Health Committee which calls for better recording of what people want in their last days.
The MPs' report said there was "unacceptable variation" in the care received by people in England.
Care Minister Norman Lamb said the government was looking carefully at a policy of free end-of-life social care.
End-of-life care is defined as people expected to die within 12 months.
Most have incurable or progressive illnesses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31871482
The MPs' report said there was "unacceptable variation" in the care received by people in England.
Care Minister Norman Lamb said the government was looking carefully at a policy of free end-of-life social care.
End-of-life care is defined as people expected to die within 12 months.
Most have incurable or progressive illnesses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-31871482