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Government pledged to do more to ease 'crisis'

Leicester Mercury

January 02, 2026

NEARLY two thirds of independent hospices reported a deficit in the latest period for which statistics are available.

A report in October said that hospices had been forced to cut back services due to funding deficits.

Hospice leaders said the sector is in “crisis” after a National Audit Office (NAO) review highlighted how nearly two out of three independent hospices in England reported a deficit in 2023/24.

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