St Christopher’s response to government’s further £25m investment for hospices

Steve Smith, Chief Executive of St Christopher’s, says: “We welcome the extension to the capital funding grant for hospices which has been announced today. 

“We were grateful recently to have the opportunity to show the Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, the work we have done in modernising and upgrading our in-patient unit at St Christopher’s, partly funded by this capital funding scheme.

“While the additional £25M funding for hospices in England is appreciated, it is not enough on its own. We look forward to engaging with the government to ensure their plans for a Modern Service Framework for palliative and end of life care means a fairer funding model for hospices in the long-term.”