Hospices: Finance
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she had with the hospice sector ahead of publishing the Spending Review 2025.
Answered by Darren Jones
The Government recognises the vital role hospices play in supporting people at the end of life alongside their families. We are determined to shift more healthcare out of hospitals and into the community, and hospices will have a big role to play in that shift.
We are investing £100 million to improve hospices facilities, and a further £26 million for children’s hospices this year, the biggest investment in hospices in a generation. Further information on funding for future years will be provided by the Department for Health and Social Care in due course.
The Spending Review published last month set multi-year departmental budgets, providing departments with greater budget certainty. NHS day-to-day spending will increase by £29 billion in real terms by 2028-29 compared to 2023-24. This is equivalent to a 3% average annual real terms growth rate over the SR period.
Ministers have regular discussions with a range of stakeholders, including key palliative and end of life care and hospice stakeholders.
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