On 28 February, HSJ hosted a Twitter chat with Marie Curie Cancer Care, featuring their head of policy and public affairs Phil McCarvill, about issues of access and inequality when commissioning end of life care. Better education and training was one of the main themes to emerge. Here are the highlights of the debate.
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