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| Queen Camilla praises hospices during visit to Swindon | |
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| The Queen has said there "aren't nearly enough" hospices in the country as she praised their work in providing end-of-life care. | The Queen has said there "aren't nearly enough" hospices in the country as she praised their work in providing end-of-life care. |
| She made the comments while visiting Prospect Hospice in Wroughton, Swindon, on Tuesday. | She made the comments while visiting Prospect Hospice in Wroughton, Swindon, on Tuesday. |
| The hospice, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary, provides the only free dedicated end-of-life care service for people in north-east Wiltshire. | The hospice, which is celebrating its 45th anniversary, provides the only free dedicated end-of-life care service for people in north-east Wiltshire. |
| Her Majesty began her visit to the county by officially opening the new emergency department at the Great Western Hospital (GWH) in Swindon. | Her Majesty began her visit to the county by officially opening the new emergency department at the Great Western Hospital (GWH) in Swindon. |
| The Queen met patients and families at the Great Western Hospital | The Queen met patients and families at the Great Western Hospital |
| She met patients, staff and volunteers while being given a tour around the facility, which opened to patients last September. | She met patients, staff and volunteers while being given a tour around the facility, which opened to patients last September. |
| The Queen then moved on to Prospect Hospice, an organisation she has been president of since 2013. | The Queen then moved on to Prospect Hospice, an organisation she has been president of since 2013. |
| There she was met by a welcoming party, meeting patients, staff and dignitaries including Prospect Hospice CEO Jeremy Lune and Lord Lieutenant Dame Sarah Troughton. | There she was met by a welcoming party, meeting patients, staff and dignitaries including Prospect Hospice CEO Jeremy Lune and Lord Lieutenant Dame Sarah Troughton. |
| To celebrate the hospice's anniversary, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in honour of the Queen's visit. | To celebrate the hospice's anniversary, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in honour of the Queen's visit. |
| A plaque was unveiled at the hospice to mark the occasion | A plaque was unveiled at the hospice to mark the occasion |
| The Queen made an impromptu speech after unveiling the plaque at the Evans Education Centre at the site, named after the founder Rev Derryck Evans. | The Queen made an impromptu speech after unveiling the plaque at the Evans Education Centre at the site, named after the founder Rev Derryck Evans. |
| "Every time I come here, I come away feeling so impressed and feeling so lucky actually that Wiltshire has something like this to look after people who are at the end of their life," she said. | "Every time I come here, I come away feeling so impressed and feeling so lucky actually that Wiltshire has something like this to look after people who are at the end of their life," she said. |
| But she expressed concern about the lack of provision and the continuing issues faced by charities and hospices across the country: | But she expressed concern about the lack of provision and the continuing issues faced by charities and hospices across the country: |
| "As I've said time and time again, I wish we could clone these places because there aren't nearly enough. | "As I've said time and time again, I wish we could clone these places because there aren't nearly enough. |
| "We just have to keep them going, I know a lot of people help out but we need a lot more help than that." | "We just have to keep them going, I know a lot of people help out but we need a lot more help than that." |
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