After advocating on behalf of local hospices Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey, has welcomed the announcement that families will see further improvements in end-of-life care as the government releases £75 million for hospices including over £1.5 million across South Yorkshire.
The money will help deliver upgrades and enhancements to facilities including separate family rooms, and communal lounges.
More than 170 hospices across England will receive a share of the funding, the largest cash injection ever, to ensure patients receive the highest quality end-of-life care in comfortable, dignified surroundings with upgrades including specially adapted beds, rooms, and technology.
Rotherham Hospice will receive £363,202 and Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice £221,517. Across South Yorkshire Barnsley Hospice is set to receive £240,117 with St Luke’s in Sheffield receiving £770,529.
John Healey MP said the funding ‘will make a real difference for hospices that do such an important job supporting local families’.
This money marks a further step in the delivery of the government’s Plan for Change, improving care in the community where people need it most.
Rawmarsh and Conisbrough MP, John Healey said:
“Hospices play a vital role in our society by providing invaluable care and support when people need it most.
“I’m so pleased that this important funding has been delivered by the government. People deserve to receive the best care in the best possible environment with dignity.
“Our local hospices provide such invaluable support in our community for people with life-limiting conditions and their loved ones and this funding will make a real difference.”
You can read more here: £75 million boost for hospices to transform end-of-life care – GOV.UK