MP calls for action to save hospices

The MP for Frome and East Somerset is warning that immediate action needs to be taken to ensure the survival of hospice services in the region.

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Anna Sabine has previously spoken up on behalf of Dorothy House Hospice and their desperate need for support amid the NICs (National Insurance contributions) rise last year, using her first Prime Minister's Questions in February to get the PM Sir Keir Starmer to commit to a meeting with the hospice sector on the subject.

These latest calls come amid the news that two in five hospices nationally are planning cuts this year, with 50% of children's hospices saying they may reduce or stop providing end-of-life care if new funding is not guaranteed within six months. More than half of hospices ended the 2024-5 financial year in deficit, with one in five seeing a deficit of over £1m.