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Healthcare at the heart of British society

German born Dr Claudia Bausewein discusses the UK’s leadership in palliative care In a Foreign Office film launched today.

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The film is one of the ‘See Britain through my eyes’ series featuring individuals from home and abroad talking about their experiences of modern Britain in the run up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Claudia’s film is being released to coincide with a palliative care conference for visiting German doctors at St Christopher’s Hospice in London.

In the film, Claudia explains how the modern hospice movement began in the UK in the 1960, and how the UK has led in this field ever since.

Read more about Claudia and the film series on the FCO website
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Published 14 September 2011