Resources
Key strategies, guidance and reference points for our shared work
Browse the documents that guide our collaborative work, alongside the regional and national frameworks that shape hospice and palliative care.
GM Hospices Strategy 2026-2029
Our four-year collaborative strategy setting out shared priorities for hospice care across Greater Manchester.
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GM Hospices Services Brochure
An overview of the specialist palliative and end-of-life care services offered by our nine member hospices.
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Modern Service Framework for Palliative Care and End of Life Care: Interim update, Jun 2026
Interim update to the national service framework outlining the future vision for palliative and end-of-life care in England.
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GM Commitments to palliative care individuals approaching or within the last year of life (2019)
Greater Manchester commitments outlining what people can expect from palliative and end-of-life care services.
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GM Integrated Care Partnership Strategy: ‘Improving health and care in Greater Manchester 2023-2028’
The Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership's five-year strategy for improving health and care across the city-region.
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Greater Manchester Intelligence Hub – Palliative and End of Life Care dashboards
Interactive dashboards from the GM Intelligence Hub showing data on palliative and end-of-life care across the city-region. Permissions are required to access.
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NHS 10 Year Plan: 'Fit for the future' (2025)
The national 10-year health plan setting out how the NHS will shift towards prevention, neighbourhood services, and personalised care.
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Greater Manchester Integrated Care Strategy
The regional strategy joining up health, care and wellbeing across the ten boroughs of Greater Manchester.
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Ambitions for palliative and end of life care: a national framework for local action (2021)
NHS England's framework guiding the planning, commissioning and delivery of palliative and end-of-life care through six ambitions.
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Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care recommendations (2025)
Recommendations from the independent commission on improving access to, and the quality of, palliative and end-of-life care in England.
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NHS Strategic Commissioning Framework, 2025
NHS England guidance on strategic commissioning to improve population health outcomes and reduce inequalities.
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NHS Medium Term Planning Framework – ‘delivering change together 2026/27 to 2028/29’
The medium-term planning framework setting NHS priorities and investment plans for 2026/27 to 2028/29.
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Lord Darzi: ‘Independent Investigation of the NHS in England’ (2024)
Lord Darzi's independent review of the state of the NHS in England, including recommendations for recovery and reform.
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Hospice UK Strategy, 2024-29: ‘Hospice care for all, for now and forever’
Hospice UK's five-year strategy for the hospice sector, setting out ambitions for equitable access to hospice care.
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National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) – clinical guidelines & quality standards
NICE guidance and quality standards for end-of-life care, supporting clinical best practice.
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Care Quality Commission (CQC) Assessment Framework
The CQC framework for assessing quality in health and social care providers.
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CQC EoLC review: ‘A different ending’ (2016)
CQC's thematic review of end-of-life care, highlighting variation in care and recommending improvements.
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National Audit of Care at the End of Life (NACEL)
A national comparative audit measuring the quality and outcomes of care for people in the last days of life.
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Gold Standards Framework
Training and accreditation framework to improve end-of-life care for frontline health and social care staff.
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Royal College of General Practice (RCGP) / Marie Curie Daffodil Standards
Standards and resources to help general practice teams deliver high-quality care for people at the end of life.
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Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People: ‘One Chance to Get it Right’ (2014)
National guidance on improving people's experience of care in the last few days and hours of life.
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Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman report: ‘Dying without dignity’ (2015)
A report investigating complaints about end-of-life care and highlighting where care falls short of being dignified.
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North West End of Life Care Model & Good Practice Guide
A regional model and good practice guide for delivering end-of-life care across the North West.
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