HOSPICES AND PALLIATIVE CARE

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That this House pays tribute to the unique role local hospices play in enabling people to live independently at the end of life, often within their own homes; recognises the excellent role they provide in advising other health care professionals, including general practitioners, on the provision of palliative care; welcomes the Government's commitment to double the investment in palliative care confirmed at the All Party Parliamentary Hospice and Palliative Care Group meeting in October; and calls on the Government to ensure that this investment is used to maintain hospice services which are so vital to local communities.