Friend highlights plight of hospices

'Hospices rely typically on charitable donations for seventy to eighty per cent of their running costs.'

by Rebecca Hardy 28th April 2023

A Bolton Quaker has called for more funding for hospices, highlighting the financial strain many face. The call echoes warnings from Hospice UK that many providing end-of-life services in partnership with the NHS may have to shut beds and sack staff because of rising energy bills of up to 350 per cent. The charity says that many patients who receive palliative care at home are struggling to maintain optimal care standards because they can’t afford to run their required electrical medical equipment. Hospices rely typically on charitable donations for seventy to eighty per cent of their running costs, it said.