hospices

Mail Force PPE donations reach £5million as facemasks land at UK hospices

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A new fund that buys protective kit for NHS and care staff soared past £5million last night. The astonishing total was reached thanks to a surge in donations from generous Daily Mail readers and philanthropists. In just three days, more than 10,000 of you have pledged money to Mail Force, a charity leading a campaign … Read more

Hospices could run out of PPE in days as terminally ill fear dying alone

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Hospices could run out of PPE ‘within days’ after being charged 26 times more than the NHS when their supply chains were told to prioritise hospitals Hospices usually get PPE from NHS supply chains but this was stopped in March  Priority is now hospitals but hospices are caring for 24,000 people a day  One resident … Read more

Sue Ryder charity may have to close hospices after financial hit during coronavirus lockdown

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Sue Ryder charity bosses may have to close its hospices after being hit by cash crisis during coronavirus lockdown Charity Sue Ryder is facing difficulties amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis It may have to close 11 hospices and rehab centres after taking financial hits MPs of all parties wrote to Boris Johnson to demand ‘emergency … Read more