Too many people are dying in hospital against their wishes
August 12, 2010
Death has changed over the last century. In 1910, probably as in most of recorded human history, most people died in their own bed at home – whether home was a terrace house, peasant’s cottage or a palace.
Advances in medicine and healthcare through the 20th century dramatically changed the landscape: people were rightly accorded care to the very end of their lives and by the start of this century that meant 58% of all deaths in England took place in hospital. (Guardian)
