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The HOP is a 7.5 ton vehicle, specially adapted for Farleigh Hospice.
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It is air conditioned and heated for comfort.
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The vehicle is 8.4 metres long and 3.9 metres high
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When parked a special POD extends out of it to provide more internal room.
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It takes 20 minutes to set up on arrival.
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It will be visiting one location a day, 3 days a week.
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It is estimated that the HOP will see 40 patients each day that it is out.
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That means that it will visit 50 sites per year and see an estimated 6,000 patients in a year.
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It is estimated that it will travel over 13,000 miles in a year around Braintree, Braintree District, Witham and Great Dunmow areas.