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Hospice UK warns of '300 closed beds' in English hospices
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Hospice UK warns of '300 closed beds' in English hospices

Around 300 hospice inpatient beds are currently closed or out of use in England, primarily due to lack of funding and staff, Hospice UK has warned.
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Hospice UK responds to draft Scottish budget

The draft Scottish budget published today included recognition that Scotland's hospices need more support, but little clarity on what the funding announced is intended to cover.
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Hospices are places where memories are created, and families come together, at important festive celebrations. Read these heartwarming stories, shared by hospice staff
Hospice care stories

13 unforgettable holiday memories from hospices across the UK

Hospices are places where memories are created, and families come together, at important festive celebrations. Read these heartwarming stories, shared by hospice staff.
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Anthony's sister Karlet tells the story of how St Ann’s Hospice helped bring Christmas Day forward for the whole family to make some special memories together before he died
Hospice care stories

Anthony's Christmas Day in October

Anthony's sister Karlet tells the story of how St Ann’s Hospice helped bring Christmas Day forward for the whole family to make some special memories together before he died.
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Tony Collins OBE, Deputy Chair of Hospice UK, Chief Executive of Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, and Saint Michael’s Hospice, explores mental health in the hospice care sector - past, present and future
Hospice Thought Leadership

Integrating mental health and bereavement support and its outcomes

Tony Collins OBE, Chief Executive of Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, and Saint Michael’s Hospice, explores mental health in the hospice care sector.
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Seven ways to help deal with grief at Christmas, from the Dying Matters community
Dying Matters

Seven ways to help cope with grief at Christmas

Facing the holiday season while grieving can be incredibly challenging. Our Dying Matters community have shared personal advice on how to cope.
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