Charitably funded hospices and the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study (CovPall).

Ian W Garner Catherine Walshe Lesley Dunleavy Andy Bradshaw Nancy J Preston Lorna Katherine Fraser Fliss E M Murtagh Adejoke Obirenjeyi Oluyase Katherine E Sleeman Mevhibe B Hocaoglu Sabrina Bajwah Rachel L Cripps Maddocks Matthew Irene J Higginson

Published in: BMC palliative care (2022)

Some unique care and provision challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic were highlighted by charitably funded hospices. Funding core services charitably and independently may affect their ability to respond to pandemics, or scenarios where resources are unexpectedly insufficient.

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