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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ella Pickover

Dying patients facing cutbacks amid hospice ‘crisis’

Hospices have been forced to cut back services for people who are dying due to multimillion-pound funding deficits, according to a report.

Hospice leaders said the sector is in “crisis” as a new National Audit Office (NAO) review highlights how nearly two thirds of independent hospices in England reported a deficit in 2023/24.

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