On 14 February HSJ – in association with Marie Curie Cancer Care – ran a Twitter chat to discuss the importance of partnership working in end of life care, featuring Dr Peter Nightingale, the joint Royal College of GPs and Marie Curie clinical lead for end of life care. Here are the highlights.
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