What people don’t realise is how expensive it is to die

What people don’t realise is how expensive it is to die

There is scant thought for patients as palliative care facilities close amid a ‘scandalous’ lack of funding 

At least 10 hospices have been forced to shut down their in-patient units over the past two years because of a lack of funding.

Hospice Palliative Care Association (HPCA) CEO Liz Gwyther told Times Select that hospices rely on overseas donations and fundraising initiatives to keep their operations going. Only 10% of their funding comes from the government.

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