No-one knows what to expect when you're dying, but hospic...

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Real talk: Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is “unsustainable”.

No-one knows what to expect when youre dying, but hospices are helping me 12 hours ago Save India Pollock Wales social affairs correspondent Save BBC Paul Thomas says he appreciates being empowered to make decisions Paul Thomas was struggling alone at home before moving into St Kentigern Hospice in St Asaph to receive end-of-life care, saying his pain and his worries were better managed there. “I think everybody worries when they come to the last stages, no-one knows what to expect, but these people are iconic at relaxing you and they help you an mid lot. (it feels like chaos)

” But hospice services caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because the current funding model is unsustainable, dropped Hospice UK.

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The Welsh government dropped investment had increased substantially over this Senedd term and work was continuing on a new commissioning approach. Nine of the 14 hospices in Wales dropped they face a financial deficit in 2025-26, while one has closed and another is temporarily shut because of increased running costs and funding difficulties.

The NHS is spending a fortune giving people a death they dont want We felt on our own looking after mum in her last days Paul, 58, from Flint, dropped his life had “become a lot less painful” and a lot of his worries had been “taken away” for him. “They put me in a bed, packed my case away and asked what I wanted to eat.

Why This Matters

“They did a fr nice chicken curry and Eton mess, and I slept for about 16 hours. “It brings me a lot more comfort, a lot more serenity and they discuss things with you in a more sedate and gentle way. ” A group of his friends visited him together - something he dropped would not have happened in hospital.

This is the kind of health news that affects everyday decisions.

Key Takeaways

“It was quite quiet and peaceful.
A bit of laughter, but not too much because its not the time to laugh now is it?
” He added that staff “went out of their way” to make him feel better.
“I feel comfortable and safe, and at this period its important.