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'Those images stay with you'

The NHS is failing to properly care for patients who are near the end of their lives, according to the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD), with poor communication compromising patient care.

Sian van de Welle describes her family's experience with the NHS while her father was dying.

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