Hospices in England to receive £100 million funding
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced that hospices in England will receive £100 million of government funding over two years to improve end-of-life care.
Another £26 million is going to hospices for children and young people, a continuation of funding given through the first grant.
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Only about a third of hospice funding comes from the NHS – the rest has to be raised from donations, fundraising and charity shops.
There are approximately 170 hospices in England providing end-of-life care for adults and approximately 40 hospices providing hospice care for children and young people, with some hospices providing care for both.
The government said the funding announced today will be used to improve buildings, equipment and accommodation.
This will include refurbishing bedrooms and bathrooms for patients and providing comfortable overnight facilities for families, as well as improving the hospice’s gardens and green spaces.
Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting said: “Hospitals provide care and support to patients and families at the most difficult times, so it is right that they are given the financial support they need to provide these services.
“This package will ensure that they will be able to continue to provide the compassionate care to the end of their lives in the best possible environment that everyone deserves.”
For hospices, which provide both community and inpatient care, there was increasing concern due to the prospect of higher employer National Insurance contributions.
These funds can help free up cash to help with this.
Toby Porter of the charity Hospice UK said the funding would allow hospices to “reach hundreds of thousands of people every year with high quality, compassionate care” and reduce pressure on the NHS.
debate over helped to die There has been increased attention to hospices, with some arguing that the priority should be to increase the quality of end-of-life care to allow patients to make more informed choices.
