The government was planning to improve the health care services during the end-of–life by making such services available at home and that too conveniently. The policy could reduce the number of deaths occurring in hospitals by 60,000 a year till 2021, thereby resulting in a savings of £180 million annually.

As per a report, primary care trusts (PCTs) of England paid in extreme variations for the services of end-of-life care, which differed from £186 per patient in one area to £6,213 in another. The price for availing the services like a nurse at the service of the patient for 24 hours every day depended on the location where the patient resided.

Patients wished to die at home rather than dying at the hospital but inspite of their wish, many deaths took place at hospitals instead of home. The Palliative Care Funding review, ordered by Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, stressed on transparent funding system.

According to the scheme guidelines, a patient would receive an estimate of their requirements that were further going to be linked with various other factors like the age and capabilities. The scheme had 25 classes, 13 for adults and 12 were meant for children. The government was looking for further recommendations on this issue before they concluded over the topic.