Hospice funding is in crisis. Hospices in Scotland provide dignified care for around 21,000 patients and their families every year, but are struggling enormously. As costs have surged, we are grateful for our communities who keep stepping up to locally to help, but this isn’t enough.

Hospice care is always free. There is now a risk that, for the first time ever, hospices will have to turn people away.

Cutting services is the last thing any of us want to do. It would break our hearts. We promise to do everything we can to avoid that, but we also have to balance the books.

St Andrew’s Hospice is no different and as one of our valuable supporters, we ask for your help to bring a challenge to the Scottish Government that state funding must be made available if our care and services are to be sustainable.

It doesn’t have to be like this. The Scottish Budget is an opportunity for our political parties to forge a new course. Decision-makers can’t let this opportunity to support these vital services pass by.

You can help us by clicking on the link below and using this easy and quick tool to sign a letter to your local MSPs. It takes 30 seconds of your time.

https://action.hospiceuk.org/stand-up-for-scottish-hospices

With the Scottish Government Budget fast approaching on the 4^th December, writing to your local MSPs through the tool will show them how much hospice care matters to you and will really help Hospice leaders challenge the Scottish Government. Scottish Government must understand that something needs to change.

Regards,

Joy Farquharson

Chief Executive
St Andrews Hospice