By Alison Bennett

The facts laid bare in recent reports should shock the nation: our hospice sector is hurtling toward disaster, placing the comfort and dignity of thousands of terminally ill patients in jeopardy.

This isn't a slow-moving crisis; it's an urgent emergency that demands immediate and decisive action from the government.

It is truly sobering. Two in five hospices are planning cuts this year, a direct result of surging costs and a crippling funding pot. Most alarming is that 50% of children's hospices may have to cut or cease providing end-of-life care entirely within six months - without guaranteed new funds.

To think that families facing the loss of a child might be denied specialist, compassionate care in their darkest hour is........

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