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Steven and Peter Marsden-Lloyd at their wedding
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“At the hospice they just saw us as Peter and Steven”

Steven Marsden-Lloyd tells us about the care St Catherine’s Hospice in Preston gave him and his husband.
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Birmingham St Mary's staff
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New Birmingham hospice service is reaching out to city’s homeless

Ending inequalities: New Birmingham hospice service is reaching out to city’s homelessIn September last year Birmingham St Mary’s launched a new service to make sure people exp...
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Tarun Nayyar, clinical pharmacist at John Taylor Hospice
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How a Birmingham hospice is meeting the diversity needs of its patients

Birmingham is the UK’s second most diverse city after London. Based in the suburb of Erdington, John Taylor Hospice has been ensuring the charity is inclusive of different faith ...
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How a Dorset hospice helped a patient get back on his feet after homelessness

A Dorset man who was made homeless is now in a flat and getting the help and treatment he needs thanks to the efforts of Weldmar Hospicecare community nursing team in Dorset.
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Human rights in end of life care.
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The importance of human rights in end of life care

Jacqui Graves, Human Rights Lead at Sue Ryder, tells us how the pandemic has highlighted the importance of respecting the individual rights of patients at the end of life.
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Understanding the spectrum of autism

We speak to Dawn Stirk at Rowcroft Hospice about understanding the spectrum of autism in end of life care.
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