'It's heartbreaking': Hospices planning cuts to jobs and beds
09/03/24 at 03:00 AM
'It's heartbreaking': Hospices planning cuts to jobs and beds
[UK] BBC News; by Hugh Pym, Vicki Loader; 8/30/24
Five hospices caring for terminally ill people have planned job cuts in the past two months due to financial pressures, BBC News has learned. St Giles Hospice, which runs community services and in-patient sites in the West Midlands, has started consulting staff this week on a reduction of 40 posts, including clinical roles, which could involve redundancies. The organisation representing the sector, Hospice UK, has warned of a funding crisis and further cuts in services.