Welsh hospices to receive £5.5 million boost

Hospices, the almost-home homes where people with an incurable disease can spend the last part of their lives, are in dire straits. The daily rates they receive from the insurer for the use of nurses have dropped considerably. "This means that the homes will have to delegate many more tasks to volunteers."

Welsh hospices to receive £5.5 million boost

Welsh hospices are set to receive a £5.5 million funding boost.

Funding boost to support local hospices

Hospices across Wales are set to receive additional funding to help them continue to provide vital palliative and end-of-life care. The £5.5m cash injection, which is in addition to the £3m uplift in recurrent funding announced in the 2025-26 budget, will help Wales’ 12 NHS-commissioned hospices, which include the two children’s hospices, meet financial pressures […]

Welsh Government announces £5.5m for struggling hospices

Read about the announcement of new money for Welsh hospices, which are facing huge financial challenges at the moment.