Hospice Funding

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 6:14 pm on 22 April 2024.

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Photo of Anna Firth Anna Firth Conservative, Southend West 6:14, 22 April 2024

My hon. Friend asks why this support is not funded. In Southend we have the absolutely brilliant Havens hospice, which includes the children’s hospice Little Havens. More than 80% of its funding comes from donations, so it is dependent on sky dives and cycle rides, which is fantastic, but given that we fund, on the NHS, the beginning of life with maternity care, does she not think that we should be funding the end of life?