Hospices are in the news again this week.
In Prime Minister’s question (PMQ) time on Wednesday 19 March, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey both urged the prime minister to exempt hospices and other providers of health services from the increase in National Insurance contributions, but Labour MPs voted against the move.
Sir Keir Starmer said hospices and other organisations had already received extra support and the tax rise was needed to invest in the NHS.
He added: “We’ve already invested £100m for adult and children’s hospices, an additional £26m in funding through the children’s hospices grant.”
However the stipulations of the £100m mean the investment will go towards helping hospices to improve their buildings, equipment, and accommodation rather than paying for the care hospices provide.
Find out more.
Read an article from the BBC here
Listen to the PMQ snippet from the LBC breakfast radio show, Thursday 20 March, here
Read about our Hospice Funding Crisis here
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