Charities are warning budget pressures could see hospices withdraw services, or even close their doors.
63% of hospice funding comes from sources like donations and charity shops, while only 16% of hospice funding comes from the NHS grant.
Sky’s Sarah-Jane Mee visited Zoe’s Place in Liverpool, which offers respite care to seriously ill children. She spoke to parents who say that without it, they don’t know how they would survive.
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