A Suffolk hospice is raising awareness of the financial challenges it faces.
Linda McEnhill, chief executive officer of St Nicholas Hospice Care, said the service should not be compromised by financial instabilityLinda McEnhill, chief executive officer at St Nicholas Hospice Care in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, is drawing attention to the challenges it faces to coincide with national Hospice Care Week, which runs until Sunday.
"This campaign is about highlighting the urgent need for a sustainable funding model that allows us to focus on what we do best - caring for our patients."According to Ms McEnhill, the hospice had its statutory funding from the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board cut and saw a loss of an £80,000 annual grant.
According to the hospice, it currently receives some statutory funding to cover about 20% of its costs.A spokesperson for the Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board said: "We are faced with a challenging financial position and we have had to make some difficult decisions, including this one."More broadly, we are working with local organisations to look at how we can improve palliative and end of life care.
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