Hospice Funding

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:06 pm on 22 April 2024.

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Photo of Caroline Ansell Caroline Ansell Conservative, Eastbourne 9:06, 22 April 2024

My hon. Friend is making a moving and powerful speech, and he makes me recall my experience at Chestnut Tree House, which provides hospice care for children across Sussex. It is striving hard to meet all the demands on services. One group that we have not mentioned is those who the hospice may yet reach. It knows that many more families would benefit from its care, and it is working hard on that. Has my hon. Friend also found that in his Constituency?

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