{
  "abstract": "We wanted to share our anonymised data on our end-of-life volunteer service at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, which is part of University Hospitals Sussex. We know that 50% of the population, on average, will die in hospital1 and that there is good evidence that palliative care teams improve this care.2 3",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Palliative Care, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Lou Ikiua"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Palliative Care Team, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Stephen Bass"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Palliative Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Charlotte Ede"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Palliative Care, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Emily Savage"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Palliative Medicine, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ollie Minton"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Letter to the editor: our friend in need service",
  "uid": "a1272bfe-9934-5546-b675-f81d9fd92290"
}