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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

Fifth of UK hospices cutting services amid funding crisis, finds report

A close-up of an elderly man holding a walking stick
Hospice UK said the sector’s finances were in their worst state in 20 years as ‘small and wildly varying’ state funding has failed to keep up with rising demand and running costs. Photograph: Joe Giddens/PA

One in five hospices in the UK are cutting services amid the worst funding crisis in two decades, a report has warned, with soaring numbers of patients being pushed back into the NHS.

Research by Hospice UK found “small and wildly varying” state funding had failed to keep pace with growing demand and rising running costs.

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