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The current climate has resulted in many UK hospices being forced to cut services, leading to fewer inpatient beds and community services being reduced. We need help and support available from local MPs across Lincolnshire and the new UK government. With hundreds of new MPs and a new government in place, it’s critical for St Barnabas Hospice and other UK hospices that the challenge is understood and positive change is supported. Please write to your MP now, using this simple 1 minute form to support your local community and show them how much hospice care matters. At St Barnabas, we have launched our Organisational Strategy for 2024 to 2029. This determines the direction of travel for our Hospice over the next five years, with strategic priorities that will help us sustain the level of care, support, and services that we provide to over 12,000 patients and their families across Lincolnshire, every year. Write to your MP: https://lnkd.in/e7JPAKMk Read our Organisational Strategy 2024 - 2029: https://lnkd.in/ekhNbtg6

UK Hospice Sector Faces £77m Deficit The UK hospice sector is in crisis, grappling with a £77m deficit due to rising costs and stagnant funding. This financial strain threatens essential end-of-life care services. Without immediate action, hospices may be forced to reduce services, lay off staff, or even close their doors, depriving patients and families of crucial support. We need increased statutory funding, innovative financing solutions, and community support to bridge this gap and ensure hospices can continue their vital work. Stand with us to support the UK hospice sector and ensure compassionate care for all. #SupportHospices #UKHealthcare

Hospice is not about giving up hope — it is about making the most of the time we have left. The key to a successful hospice stay is early enrollment, and the fact that Mr. Carter has already benefited from multiple months of care is a testament to this approach. https://lnkd.in/ea6addZD #Hospice #HomeHealth #HospiceCare #HomeAndCommunityBasedServices

Nearly 30% of hospice patients in 2017 received hospice care for only a week in, and 50% received hospice care for 25 days or less 1. The unfortunate reality is that a few days of hospice care is not enough to provide those who are terminally ill the end of life care they need and deserve. Much of this is due to family members perceiving hospice as a last resort. Choosing hospice doesn’t mean you are giving up on your life or the life of your loved one. Instead, it means choosing a life outside of doctor’s appointments and hospital rooms. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gCTZRXai #EndOfLifeCare #HospiceCare #DignityInCare #CaregiverSupport

The Common Myths of Hospice: Hospice Care is Expensive A common myth about hospice care is that it is expensive. However, most people who use hospice are over 65 and qualify for the Medicare Hospice Benefit. This benefit covers nearly all hospice services and requires little to no out-of-pocket costs. This means there are no financial burdens on the family, unlike the significant expenses often incurred at the end of life without hospice care. 💸 Interested in learning more or need support? We're here to help you understand your options and provide compassionate care. 💙📞 #HospiceCare #HospiceMyths #SerenityHospice #BastropTX #MedicareBenefit #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionateCare #HealthcareEducation #ContactUsToday

Did you know? While 35% of people trust the healthcare system to help them live longer, only 18% believe it puts well-being ahead of profits. This Hospice + Palliative Care Month, we’re spotlighting our People Over Profits blueprint, a guide filled with insights and resources for families. Take Shanu’s story—caring for her parents and in-laws, she navigates a complex system that often feels impersonal, yet she brings a spirit of community and shared responsibility to her role. Read about Shanu’s journey and explore how compassionate, mission-driven care can transform healthcare for all of us: https://lnkd.in/ese2vc9g #HospiceMonth #PeopleOverProfits #CareHeroes

Yesterday a landmark decision was made by Parliament on #AssistedDying. It is the beginning of a long process of debate, review, and hopefully meaningful consultation with all parties including hospices. We have decades of experience to bring to the table! What stood out for me listening to MPs on both sides of the debate was a universal recognition of the inadequate funding for palliative and end of life care particularly hospices. The principle funding of the care for people who are dying should not come from “cake and secondhand clothes sales”! So as already highlighted by those far more eloquent than me, including Toby Porter, Saiyada Fazal and many others, is that we must make sure that what follows is a discussion on all aspects of those choices, including sustainably funded end of life care delivered by amongst others hospices like Dorothy House Hospice Care. The stark reality is that hospices across the country, adult and children, are not currently receiving adequate or sustainable funding! So as the discussions go forward it is an imperative and an opportunity for the voice of hospices, as championed by Hospice UK, to continue to be heard. We are vital, valued and respected partners in the care of our society and meaningful choice, whatever that looks like in the future, requires well funded, compassionate and equitable end of life care including from hospices!

As the new government gets to work, hospices are in crisis. Costs are rising, funding has stalled, demand for care is growing. Now some hospices are being forced to cut services. This can't continue. We’re supporting Hospice UK's campaign to make sure MPs understand the scale of the challenge facing UK hospices. Write to your MP now so they know what to do to support their local hospice: https://loom.ly/MkbMfhE #HospiceCare #NewGovernment #LabourGovernment

The UK General Election is only a few weeks away, CEOs and senior leaders from the Cheshire & Merseyside Hospice Provider Collaborative are calling for: • Recognition that hospice care and support services have a significant impact on local communities and that demand for services is increasing • A funding review that supports sustainable provision of end-of-life and palliative care services within hospices, across community-settings and in people’s own homes • NHSE to support the ICBs to work more supportively with hospices to continue to deliver high-quality palliative care, as outlined in the 2022 Health & Social Care Act • A commitment to maintaining centrally distributed NHSE funding for children’s hospices We hope to see meaningful support for adult and children’s hospices in party manifestos. #hospicecare #palliativecare #hospice