[England] Marie Curie hospice unit to close permanently

[England] Marie Curie hospice unit to close permanently 
BBC News; Liverpool, England; by Angela Ferguson and Marc Gaier; 7/5/25 
Liverpool's Marie Curie hospice inpatient unit is to shut permanently after it was temporarily closed last year, the charity has said. The hospice's 26-bed unit in Woolton was closed in July 2024 due to a shortage of specialist nursing staff. Chief executive Matthew Reed said it was "an incredibly tough decision" in the face of "significant financial deficits" but they remained committed to providing care in other ways. Campaigners from the Liverpool Hospice Action Group described the news as "devastating" and called on Marie Curie to allow another provider to step in and run the unit.
Editor's Note: Closing Marie Curie's hospice inpatient unit is significant and reflects trends throughout the UK. Though the international articles we post are limited, Hospice & Palliative Care Today has published 16 articles from or about Marie Curie's hospice services in the short 16 months of our newsletter.