The appeal from anti-euthanasia campaigners for vigilance in the face of Lord Falconer’s latest Assisted Dying Bill, and the introduction into the Lords this week of the Access to Palliative Care Bill (News from Britain and Ireland, 6 June), highlights the growing need for more education in the community about death, dying and bereavement and the need for the wider provision of palliative care in hospitals and in the community.Furthermore, it is crystal clear from The Tablet’s recent correspondence on these issues that there is a growing need for a more collaborative approach between church healthcare personnel and the NHS in this vital endeavour.Such a collaboration would establish that dying, death and loss are indeed neglected issues in both pastoral care and public h