[United Kingdom] Hospice cuts staff and beds to secure its future

[United Kingdom] Hospice cuts staff and beds to secure its future 
BBC News, Yorkshire, UK; by Alex Moss; 5/23/25
A hospice in Huddersfield has announced it has made 19 staff redundant and reduced the number of inpatient beds in order to save its future. The Kirkwood provides end-of-life care to about 2,000 patients each year but its chief executive Michael Crowther said it had faced a "perfect storm" of rising operational costs over the past few years. ... He said: "This has been the single hardest decision we have ever had to make." Another nine staff members have agreed to cut their hours and several others have decided to retire to help reduce the annual costs by £1.7m, the hospice added. ..."As you can imagine, this has been one of the most difficult periods in The Kirkwood's history. ..."
Editor's note: Read more--directly from The Kirkwood--at "Securing Our Future Together: A New Way Forward."