拢75 million boost for hospices to transform end-of-life care
拢75 million released to modernise facilities and deliver upgrades to hospices across England, including specially adapted beds, rooms and technology.
Families will see further improvements in end-of-life care as the government releases 拢75 million for hospices to deliver major upgrades and enhancements to facilities, including:
- separate family rooms
- solar panels to reduce energy costs
- communal lounges
More than 170 hospices across England will receive a share of the funding - the largest cash injection ever - to ensure patients receive the highest-quality end-of-life care in comfortable, dignified surroundings.
It follows a 拢25 million boost in February, delivering the government鈥檚 拢100 million investment confirmed in December. This is already supporting urgent building repairs and creating warmer, homely spaces.
This cash marks a further step in the delivery of the government鈥檚 Plan for Change, improving care in the community where people need it most.
Hospices include Wigan and Leigh - visited by Health Minister Stephen Kinnock this week - which used its funding to replace a flat roof that was leaking. It will use the additional funding to replace its heating system, helping to create a better, more comfortable environment for patients and enabling staff to deliver higher-quality care.
Minister for Care Stephen Kinnock said:聽
Hospices play a vital role in our society by providing invaluable care and support when people need it most.聽
At this most difficult time, people deserve to receive the best care in the best possible environment with dignity.聽聽
I have seen first-hand how our funding is already making a real difference to improving facilities for patients and families. This additional funding will deliver further upgrades, relieving pressure on day-to-day spending.
End-of-life care is crucial to our 10 Year Health Plan and our fundamental shift of moving more care out of hospital and into the community. We will continue to support hospices so they can deliver their vital work.
Other improvements already made at hospices across the country include:
- major building works and modernised facilities
- the digital transformation to improve data sharing between healthcare providers聽
- the development of outreach services to extend care beyond physical buildings聽
- the creation of more welcoming spaces for families, including outdoor areas聽
- energy efficiency measures to improve sustainability聽
This includes Garden House Hospice Care in Stevenage, which has refurbished its integrated procedures unit with 8 new specially adapted beds and mattresses, and created a separate room for patients鈥� close family members to spend the night when needed. The hospice has also equipped all its nurses with laptops with single logins to stop them carrying too much equipment when visiting patients.
They now record their notes electronically and have become paperless, so that nurses can spend less time on administration and more time focusing on what matters most: providing compassionate care to patients and support to their families.聽聽
The new cash injection is for the financial year 2025 to 2026 and will be distributed by Hospice UK to hospices. Hospices have been allocated a pot of funding and will be able to proceed with upgrades, invoicing Hospice UK once work has been completed.聽
Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK, said:聽
The announcement in late 2024 of 拢100 million in capital funding for hospices was welcome recognition from the government of the immense pressure facing hospices, and their urgent need for more financial support.聽
We were pleased to distribute the first 拢25 million of this funding early in March. We know this money has made a huge difference to hospices, and the next 拢75 million will continue to help them invest in their buildings, facilities and digital infrastructure.聽
While this one-off investment has been very welcome, it鈥檚 critical that we continue to work with government to secure long-term reform to ensure hospice care is there for everyone who needs it, whoever and wherever they are.聽
The government has just emphasised the importance of hospices in their 10 Year Plan for the NHS and the role they can play in shifting care from hospitals into the community. With the right support, there is so much more they can do to realise the vision set out in the 10 Year Plan. We look forward to working with government to make this a reality.
Matthew Reed, Chief Executive of Marie Curie, said:聽
Marie Curie welcomes this grant funding, which we will be investing in helping to ensure people living with聽terminal illness are well cared for across England - whether in our hospice buildings or in their own homes through improvements in use of digital technology.
We look forward to working with the government to ensure longer-term funding is put in place to ensure the best possible palliative care is sustainably available for everyone who needs it, including in their new neighbourhood health centres in the most deprived communities.
Background information聽
Hospice UK is managing the distribution without charging administration fees.聽
Table 1: breakdown of funding
| Hospice | Service | England or national (UK) | Region | Funding allocation (拢) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acorns Children鈥檚 Hospice Trust (Birmingham) | Children | England | West Midlands | 906,009 |
| Alexander Devine Children鈥檚 Hospice Service (Maidenhead) | Children | England | South Central | 143,868 |
| Alice House Hospice (Hartlepool) | Adults | England | North East | 182,598 |
| Arthur Rank Hospice Charity (Cambridge) | Adults | England | East of England | 706,038 |
| Ashgate Hospicecare (Chesterfield) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 633,770 |
| Barnsley Hospice (Barnsley) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 240,117 |
| Bassetlaw Hospice of the Good Shepherd (Retford) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 21,822 |
| Beaumond House Hospice Care (Newark) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 98,556 |
| Bluebell Wood Children鈥檚 Hospice (Sheffield) | Children | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 221,517 |
| Blythe House Hospice (High Peak) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 119,874 |
| Bolton Hospice (Bolton) | Adults | England | North West | 321,556 |
| Bury Hospice (Bury) | Adults | England | North West | 185,022 |
| Butterfly Hospice (Boston) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 36,645 |
| Butterwick Hospice Care (Stockton-on-Tees) | Both | England | North East | 181,126 |
| Campden Home Nursing CIO (Chipping Campden) | Adults | England | South West | 69,180 |
| Children鈥檚 Hospice South West (Barnstaple) | Children | England | South West | 814,983 |
| Claire House Children鈥檚 Hospice (Bebington) | Children | England | North West | 513,514 |
| Compton Care (Wolverhampton) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 647,697 |
| Cornwall Hospice Care (St Austell) | Adults | England | South West | 482,954 |
| Darlington and District Hospice Movement (St Teresa鈥檚 Hospice) (Darlington) | Adults | England | North East | 230,736 |
| Demelza Hospice Care for Children (Sittingbourne) | Children | England | South East Coast | 726,405 |
| Derian House Children鈥檚 Hospice (Chorley) | Children | England | North West | 345,812 |
| Derwentside Hospice Care Foundation - Willow Burn Hospice (Lanchester) | Adults | England | North East | 71,909 |
| Dorothy House Hospice Care (Bradford-on-Avon) | Adults | England | South West | 886,978 |
| Douglas Macmillan Hospice (Stoke-on-trent) | Both | England | West Midlands | 985,433 |
| Dove Cottage Day Hospice (Melton Mowbray) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 27,927 |
| Dove House Hospice (Hull) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 332,097 |
| Dr Kershaw鈥檚 Hospice (Oldham) | Adults | England | North West | 277,090 |
| East Anglia鈥檚 Children鈥檚 Hospices (Cambridge) | Children | England | East of England | 657,927 |
| East Cheshire Hospice (Macclesfield) | Adults | England | North West | 388,471 |
| East Lancashire Hospice (Blackburn) | Adults | England | North West | 256,539 |
| Eden Valley Hospice (Carlisle) | Both | England | North West | 276,661 |
| Ellenor (Northfleet) | Both | England | South East Coast | 404,132 |
| Farleigh Hospice (Chelmsford) | Adults | England | East of England | 804,804 |
| Forget Me Not Children鈥檚 Hospice (Huddersfield) | Children | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 225,696 |
| Francis House Children鈥檚 Hospice (Manchester) | Children | England | North West | 456,213 |
| Garden House Hospice (Letchworth Garden City) | Adults | England | East of England | 369,785 |
| Great Oaks Hospice (Coleford) | Adults | England | South West | 74,748 |
| Greenwich and Bexley Community Hospice (London) | Adults | England | London | 692,418 |
| Halton Haven Hospice (Runcorn) | Adults | England | North West | 166,182 |
| Harlington Hospice Association (Kings Langley) | Adults | England | London | 346,552 |
| Haven House Children鈥檚 Hospice (Woodford Green) | Children | England | London | 265,338 |
| Havens Hospices (Southend on Sea) | Both | England | East of England | 783,256 |
| Heart of Kent Hospice (Maidstone) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 288,828 |
| Helen and Douglas House Hospice Care for Children and Young Adults (Oxford) | Children | England | South Central | 492,205 |
| Hope House Children鈥檚 Hospices (Oswestry) | Children | England | West Midlands | 434,393 |
| Hospice at Home West Cumbria (Workington) | Adults | England | North West | 101,692 |
| Hospice at Home, Carlisle and North Lakeland (Dalston) | Adults | England | North West | 93,861 |
| Hospice Charity Partnership (Birmingham) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 1,113,392 |
| Hospice in the Weald (Tunbridge Wells) | Both | England | South East Coast | 594,580 |
| Hospice of St Francis (Berkhamsted) | Adults | England | East of England | 364,857 |
| Hospice of the Good Shepherd (Chester) | Adults | England | North West | 243,555 |
| HospiceCare North Northumberland (Alnwick) | Adults | England | North East | 55,858 |
| Hospiscare (Exeter) | Adults | England | South West | 539,545 |
| Isabel Hospice (Welwyn Garden City) | Adults | England | East of England | 349,756 |
| Jessie May (Bristol) | Children | England | South West | 68,779 |
| John Eastwood Hospice (Sutton-in-Ashfield) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 37,651 |
| Julia鈥檚 House (Wimborne) | Children | England | South West | 393,945 |
| Kate鈥檚 Home Nursing (Cheltenham) | Adults | England | South West | 26,529 |
| Katharine House Hospice (Banbury) | Adults | England | South Central | 106,311 |
| Katharine House Hospice (Stafford) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 292,620 |
| Keech Hospice Care (Streatley) | Both | England | East of England | 569,259 |
| Kemp Hospice (Kidderminster) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 65,565 |
| Kirkwood Hospice (Huddersfield) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 481,264 |
| Lakelands Hospice (Corby) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 27,910 |
| Lawrence Home Nursing Team (Chipping Norton) | Adults | England | South Central | 28,758 |
| Lewis-Manning Hospice Care (Poole) | Adults | England | South West | 146,139 |
| Lindsey Lodge Hospice (Scunthorpe) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 233,137 |
| Longfield (Minchinhampton) | Adults | England | South West | 150,687 |
| LOROS Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice (Leicester) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 908,253 |
| Marie Curie (head office) (London) | Adults | National | National | 3,741,578 |
| Martin House (Wetherby) | Children | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 435,788 |
| Mary Ann Evans Hospice (Nuneaton) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 111,447 |
| Mary Stevens Hospice (Stourbridge) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 249,600 |
| Mountbatten Isle of Wight (Newport) | Adults | England | South Central | 995,867 |
| Myton Hospices (Warwick) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 671,378 |
| Naomi House and Jacksplace Children鈥檚 Hospice (Winchester) | Children | England | South Central | 363,155 |
| Noah鈥檚 Ark Children鈥檚 Hospice (Barnet) | Children | England | London | 343,815 |
| North Devon Hospice (Barnstaple) | Adults | England | South West | 309,979 |
| North London Hospice (London) | Adults | England | London | 849,842 |
| Nottinghamshire Hospice (Nottingham) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 216,116 |
| Oakhaven Hospice (Lymington) | Adults | England | South Central | 469,395 |
| Overgate Hospice (Elland) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 251,077 |
| Pendleside Hospice (Burnley) | Adults | England | North West | 285,768 |
| Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice (Farnham) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 827,194 |
| Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent (Canterbury) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 872,396 |
| Primrose Hospice (Bromsgrove) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 86,956 |
| Prince of Wales Hospice (Pontefract) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 211,175 |
| Princess Alice Hospice (Esher) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 792,957 |
| Priscilla Bacon Hospice Care Ltd (Colney) | Adults | England | East of England | 11,537 |
| Prospect Hospice (Wroughton) | Adults | England | South West | 380,937 |
| Queenscourt Hospice (Southport) | Adults | England | North West | 411,471 |
| Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People (Loughborough) | Children | England | East Midlands | 433,026 |
| Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care (Watford) | Both | England | East of England | 835,737 |
| Richard House Children鈥檚 Hospice (London) | Children | England | London | 257,538 |
| Rosemary Foundation - Hospice at Home (Petersfield) | Adults | England | South Central | 51,690 |
| Rossendale Hospice (Rawtenstall) | Adults | England | North West | 75,687 |
| Rotherham Hospice (Rotherham) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 363,202 |
| Rowans Hospice (Waterlooville) | Adults | England | South Central | 513,362 |
| Rowcroft - the Torbay and South Devon Hospice (Torquay) | Adults | England | South West | 474,903 |
| Royal Trinity Hospice (London) | Adults | England | London | 954,730 |
| Saint Catherine鈥檚 Hospice (Scarborough) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 313,138 |
| Saint Francis Hospice (Havering-atte-Bower) | Adults | England | London | 573,393 |
| Saint Michael鈥檚 Hospice (Harrogate) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 419,864 |
| Severn Hospice (Shrewsbury) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 688,781 |
| Shakespeare Hospice (Stratford-upon-Avon) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 96,648 |
| Shipston Home Nursing (Shipston-on-Stour) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 30,618 |
| Shooting Star Children鈥檚 Hospices (Hampton) | Children | England | South East Coast | 509,193 |
| Sidmouth Hospice at Home (Sidmouth) | Adults | England | South West | 50,777 |
| Sobell Hospice Charity Limited (Oxford) | Adults | England | South Central | 235,825 |
| South Bucks Hospice (High Wycombe) | Adults | England | South Central | 57,314 |
| Springhill Hospice (Rochdale) | Adults | England | North West | 335,915 |
| St Andrew鈥檚 Hospice (Grimsby) | Both | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 277,767 |
| St Ann鈥檚 Hospice (Cheadle) | Adults | England | North West | 677,719 |
| St Barnabas Hospices (Worthing) | Both | England | South East Coast | 1,864,066 |
| St Barnabas Lincolnshire Hospice (Lincoln) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 709,550 |
| St Catherine鈥檚 Hospice (Crawley) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 609,426 |
| St Catherine鈥檚 Hospice (Lostock Hall, Preston) | Adults | England | North West | 500,160 |
| St Christopher鈥檚 Hospice (London) | Adults | England | London | 1,569,819 |
| St Clare West Essex Hospice Care Trust (Hastingwood) | Adults | England | East of England | 434,835 |
| St Cuthbert鈥檚 Hospice (Durham) | Adults | England | North East | 205,458 |
| St Elizabeth Hospice (Ipswich) | Adults | England | East of England | 714,417 |
| St Gemma鈥檚 Hospice (Leeds) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 675,424 |
| St Giles Hospice (Lichfield) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 641,379 |
| St Helena Hospice (Colchester) | Adults | England | East of England | 711,249 |
| St John鈥檚 Hospice (London) | Adults | England | London | 440,816 |
| St John鈥檚 Hospice (Lancaster) | Adults | England | North West | 379,872 |
| St Joseph鈥檚 Hospice (London ) | Adults | England | London | 938,909 |
| St Joseph鈥檚 Hospice Association (Liverpool) | Adults | England | North West | 200,161 |
| St Leonard鈥檚 Hospice (York) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 426,238 |
| St Luke鈥檚 Cheshire Hospice (Winsford) | Adults | England | North West | 252,533 |
| St Luke鈥檚 Hospice (Basildon) | Adults | England | East of England | 453,446 |
| St Luke鈥檚 Hospice (Harrow and Brent) | Adults | England | London | 527,405 |
| St Luke鈥檚 Hospice (Sheffield) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 770,529 |
| St Luke鈥檚 Hospice Plymouth (Plymouth) | Adults | England | South West | 665,871 |
| St Margaret鈥檚 Hospice (Taunton, Somerset) | Adults | England | South West | 611,916 |
| St Mary鈥檚 Hospice (Ulverston) | Adults | England | North West | 258,538 |
| St Michael鈥檚 Hospice (Basingstoke) | Adults | England | South Central | 258,005 |
| St Michael鈥檚 Hospice (St Leonards-on-Sea) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 440,829 |
| St Michael鈥檚 Hospice (Hereford) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 499,423 |
| St Nicholas Hospice Care (Bury St Edmunds) | Adults | England | East of England | 292,742 |
| St Oswald鈥檚 Hospice (Newcastle-upon-Tyne) | Both | England | North East | 751,441 |
| St Peter and St James Hospice (North Chailey) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 234,096 |
| St Peter鈥檚 Hospice (Bristol) | Adults | England | South West | 753,756 |
| St Raphael鈥檚 Hospice (Sutton) | Adults | England | London | 395,307 |
| St Richard鈥檚 Hospice (Worcester) | Adults | England | West Midlands | 512,652 |
| St Rocco鈥檚 Hospice (Warrington) | Adults | England | North West | 265,263 |
| St Wilfrid鈥檚 Hospice (Bosham, Chichester) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 423,855 |
| St Wilfrid鈥檚 Hospice (Eastbourne) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 537,573 |
| Sue Ryder (London) | Adults | National | National | 3,750,000 |
| Tapping House, The Norfolk Hospice (King鈥檚 Lynn) | Adults | England | East of England | 244,593 |
| Teesside Hospice Care Foundation (Middlesbrough) | Adults | England | North East | 224,192 |
| Thames Hospice (Maidenhead) | Adults | England | South Central | 672,002 |
| Treetops Hospice Care (Risley) | Adults | England | East Midlands | 196,402 |
| Trinity Hospice and Palliative Care Services (Blackpool) | Both | England | North West | 615,213 |
| Tynedale Hospice at Home (Hexham) | Adults | England | North East | 47,593 |
| Wakefield Hospice (Ossett) | Adults | England | Yorkshire and Humberside | 235,143 |
| Weldmar Hospicecare (Dorchester) | Adults | England | South West | 525,405 |
| Weston Hospicecare (Weston-super-Mare) | Adults | England | South West | 214,899 |
| Wigan and Leigh Hospice (Wigan) | Adults | England | North West | 369,258 |
| Willen Hospice (Milton Keynes ) | Adults | England | South Central | 431,061 |
| Willow Wood Hospice (Ashton-under-Lyne) | Adults | England | North West | 181,350 |
| Willowbrook Hospice (Prescot) | Adults | England | North West | 299,610 |
| Wirral Hospice St John鈥檚 (Wirral) | Adults | England | North West | 393,841 |
| Woking and Sam Beare Hospice (Woking) | Adults | England | South East Coast | 481,630 |
| Woodlands Hospice (Liverpool) | Adults | England | North West | 59,820 |
| Zoe鈥檚 Place - Baby Hospice (Coventry) | Children | England | West Midlands | 225,490 |