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About hospice care

Hospice care changes lives. A quarter of a million patients are cared for by hospices in the UK each year, either in a hospice or in their own home. In this section you can find out more about what services are available, who provides them, who can receive hospice care and how to get referred.

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Hospice care: a UK success story

Hospice care has changed the way people and those close to them are treated when faced with a terminal illness – relieving pain and supporting them physically, emotionally and spiritually.

 

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