Children’s hospices risk being ‘hugely reduced’ due to funding and cost issues
06/21/24 at 03:00 AM
Children’s hospices risk being ‘hugely reduced’ due to funding and cost issues
Jersey Evening Post - UK News; by UK News; 6/19/24
Children’s hospice services are at risk of being “hugely reduced” amid a lack of long-term sustainable funding and rising costs, a charity has warned. ... Some 66.7% of children’s hospices said this was due to a hike in energy bills, while 86.1% said it was due to higher costs associated with recruiting and retaining staff. According to the report, some 54% of children’s hospices in the UK ended the 2023/24 financial year in a net deficit. Together for Short Lives extrapolated the figure across all 39 hospice organisations to estimate a total shortfall of £8.5 million.