Marie curie nurse

Can anyone help with a question I have regarding end of life care please. A close family member is in the end stages of cancer and I want to get a Marie curie nurse in to the to help them. Does anyone know if I can request this, or does the patient have to request one via the gp? Thank you.

Thank you for the information, I will pass that onto them. Are marie curie nurses just for those people wanting to die at home? My family member wishes to die in a hospice you see. Thank you