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Hospice leaders warn hundreds of beds out of use

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79% Informative

Some of England 's 170 hospices have had to close beds permanently or take them out of use.

Hospice UK is calling for an urgent package of government funding to prevent further cuts.

Department of Health says it is looking at how to financially support hospices to ensure they are sustainable.

The debate over assisted dying has increased the focus on hospices.

VR Score

82

Informative language

80

Neutral language

70

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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1

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