Scottish hospices are stretched to the brink, says charity
12/20/23 at 03:54 AM
Scottish hospices are stretched to the brink, says charity
BBC/Yahoo! News
December 18, 2023
Hospices have called for additional funding from the Scottish government as they face an “unprecedented” collective deficit of £16m [$20.24 million USD]. Hospice UK wants additional funding support to be announced in the Scottish budget on Tuesday. The charity has said “spiralling” staff costs due to NHS pay increases as well as rising running costs are stretching hospices “to the brink”. The Scottish government said it strives to support hospices where possible.