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Food packages for those leaving hospital

Volunteers put together supplies for patients returning home

Volunteers are putting together food packages for Manx residents returning home after a stay in hospital.

Compassionate Isle of Man has launched the Back Home Boxes initiative to ensure those who live alone have food at home when they're discharged.

The work of Hospice volunteers, the boxes include tea, jam and soup, as well as a hand knitted quilt.

Hospice IOM Chief Executive Anne Mills says the packages will also include a message:

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