Professor Fliss Murtagh — Professor of Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School, Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre

Professor Fliss Murtagh: key facts

Kind of voice: Academic
Role: Professor of Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School, Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre
Quoted on: Palliative & end of life care
Press citations held: 8
Most recently quoted: 30 Sept 2026

“These findings are a stark warning that our systems are not meeting the needs of a growing older population as they reach the end of their lives. What we see from the evidence is not just gaps in care but system-wide limitations that repeatedly fail people in their final months.”
on Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · Read the article ↗

What Professor Fliss Murtagh has said

“These findings are a stark warning that our systems are not meeting the needs of a growing older population as they reach the end of their lives. What we see from the evidence is not just gaps in care but system-wide limitations that repeatedly fail people in their final months.”
Professor of Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School, Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · Nearly one in three in England dies without essential end-of-life care, study finds ↗
“These findings are a stark warning that our systems are not meeting the needs of a growing older population as they reach the end of their lives.”
Professor of Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School, Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · Major new study shows palliative care in crisis with almost one in three people in England dying without the care they need ↗
“Many people may be reluctant to ask for palliative care, believing that it might accelerate their decline and impose additional pressure on the health service. The reverse is true. This study shows good quality care in appropriate settings can improve their quality of life, lessen symptoms and other concerns, and reduce NHS pressures – everyone with serious medical illness should be asking for it.”
Professor of Palliative Care (Visiting) at Hull York Medical School · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · Specialist palliative care can save the NHS up to £8,000 per person and improves quality of life ↗
“Many people may be reluctant to ask for palliative care, believing that it might accelerate their decline and impose additional pressure on the health service. The reverse is true. This study shows that good quality care in appropriate settings can improve their quality of life, lessen symptoms and other concerns, and reduce NHS pressures – everyone with serious medical illness should be asking for it.”
Professor at Hull York Medical School · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · Specialist palliative care saves NHS thousands and improves quality of life ↗
“around a quarter of adults spending their last days receiving 'costly' palliative care in hospitals”
Professor of Palliative Care at Hull York Medical School · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · ‘Too many patients’ receiving palliative care in hospitals instead of hospices ↗
“Access to high quality palliative care varies widely across communities, too often arriving too late – or not at all.”
Director of the Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre at the University of Hull · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · Hull expert's call to end 'postcode lottery' on end-of-life care ↗
“the co-Director is Professor Fliss Murtagh (University of Hull)”
Professor of Palliative Care (Visiting) · Palliative & end of life care · 30 Sept 2026 · NIHR Policy Research Unit in Palliative and End of Life Care receives further £2m funding ↗

Where Professor Fliss Murtagh has been quoted

Almost one in three people in England die without the basic care they needkcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
Nearly one in three in England dies without essential end-of-life care, study findsopenaccessgovernment.org · 30 Sept 2026
Major new study shows palliative care in crisis with almost one in three people in England dying without the care they needlancasterguardian.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
Specialist palliative care can save the NHS up to £8,000 per person and improves quality of lifekcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026
Specialist palliative care saves NHS thousands and improves quality of lifeinnovationnewsnetwork.com · 30 Sept 2026
‘Too many patients’ receiving palliative care in hospitals instead of hospicesnursinginpractice.com · 30 Sept 2026
Hull expert's call to end 'postcode lottery' on end-of-life carebbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
NIHR Policy Research Unit in Palliative and End of Life Care receives further £2m fundingkcl.ac.uk · 30 Sept 2026

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