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Second Report - Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide
Health and Social Care Committee
HC 321
Published 29 February 2024
Recommendations
15
Accepted in Part
Para 280
Commit to an uplift of funding to guarantee support for hospices requiring financial assistance.
Recommendation
We understand that the flexible nature of the current funding model for hospices is valued by some hospice leaders, and rather than suggesting that the Government funds 100% of hospice operations, we call on the Government to commit to an …
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Government Response Summary
The government explains the current funding model for hospices and does not commit to a general uplift for all hospices requiring assistance. However, it details significant increases and renewals of funding specifically for children's hospices, including £25 million allocated for 2023/24 and renewed for 2024/25.
Department of Health and Social Care
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