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Dementia UK is committed to improving quality of life for all people affected by dementia Their...

Hospice care is person-centred care provided to people with a terminal illness or life-limiting condition. It...

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While fuel poverty in this country is now reaching alarming proportions, what is often forgotten is...

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Hospice care is one of the UK’s outstanding success stories. From the opening of the first...