Sarah Champion MP, welcomes Rotherham Hospice’s £128,195 top-up for digital innovation and capital upgrades

Sarah Champion, Member of Parliament for Rotherham, has welcomed the £128,195 top-up for Rotherham Hospice aimed at digital innovation and capital upgrades.

Rotherham Hospice is one of 158 adult and children’s hospices set to benefit from this additional top-up, which provides vital end-of-life care to patients in the hospice and in the local community.

This money, now allocated to individual hospices by Hospice UK, will help fund urgent building repairs, better facilities and patient rooms, new outdoor spaces, and improved IT equipment.

It brings the total funding pot provided to hospices to a significant £125 million across England over the past two financial years – the largest investment in a generation.

The additional investment follows the Government’s commitment to a multi-year settlement of £80 million across England for children’s hospices over three years, providing certainty for vital services providing support for seriously ill children and families.

Minister of State for Care Stephen Kinnock said:

“As Minister for Care, I am determined to transform palliative and end-of-life care by implementing a modern services framework. This will reduce the postcode lottery so every patient and family can get the high-quality care they deserve.

“This Labour Government is delivering an NHS that is fit for the future including by shifting care out of hospitals and into the community.”

Commenting, Champion said:

“I’m delighted that Rotherham Hospice has been selected for the top-up.”

“This funding ensures our hospice can keep serving Rotherham, offering support to patients and their families through some of the most difficult moments.”

The Government will also publish a palliative care and end of life care modern service framework (MSF) this year, which will improve access, quality and sustainability in the sector.

The MSF is being developed through engagement with the sector and will address the crucial challenges the sector has warned about, including avoidable hospital admissions, variation in local and regional provision of care in terms of both access and quality, workforce shortages and gaps in 24/7 palliative care provision.

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