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<p>Much of the palliative care patients receive will be provided either in outpatient
or community settings, by nurses, community teams or general practitioners as part
of general NHS services provision, rather than as an identified palliative care service.
In such services, data are either not available or do not identify palliative treatment.
In addition, social and voluntary sector organisations can provide additional support
to patients and the end of life. Therefore, figures for the total cost of palliative
care service for children nationally, or across boroughs, is not available.</p>
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