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Noble's lessons on care from Hospice

Partnership will support grieving families

Upholding a duty of care after death is the aim of a new partnership between the health service and a prominent Manx charity.

Noble's Hospital and Hospice Isle of Man's new Relative Support Service was launched on Friday.

It will provide families with counselling, practical support and advice on matters such as funeral arrangements in the immediate aftermath of a loved one's death.

Hospice Chief Executive Anne Mills says it bridges a gap between themselves and the state health system:

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