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Recommendation 26
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Baroness Finlay emphasised the role that hospices have as an important source of expertise in...
Conclusion
Baroness Finlay emphasised the role that hospices have as an important source of expertise in palliative and end-of-life care, available to professionals in the NHS such as district nurses and care assistants.58 NHS England told us how hospices support training NHS professionals in palliative and end-of-life care skills and how to work in community settings.59 In lots of places, hospices are the providers of 24/7 palliative care advice and support lines, offering telephone support for patients and their families that can help avoid people being taken to A&E unnecessarily.60 53 Qq 9 and 50-51 54 Q 74 55 Letter from NHS England, 16 January 2026 56 Qq 30-31, 43-44 and 66 57 C&AG’s report, para 5 58 Q 12 59 Qq 3 and 53 60 Qq 21, 35 and 69 16