More Funding for Hospices as Health Secretary Tours Strathcarron

More funding for hospices as Health Secretary tours Strathcarron

An additional £5 million of funding for independent hospices, including Strathcarron, has been announced by the Scottish Government.

Scottish Lib Dems hit out at Gray for 'claiming credit' on £5m hospice funding

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have hit out at the health secretary for ‘claiming the credit’ on a funding boost to Hospices they pushed for.

Additional Funding for Independent Hospices - Graeme Dey

Support for pay parity with NHS staff. The Scottish Government is to distribute £5 million of funding in 2025-26 to support independent hospices with pay parity for clinical staff with their NHS counterparts. Hospices have now had their funding allocations confirmed and the investment, set out in the 2025-26 Budget, will ensure that frontline staff providing essential palliative and end-of-life care in independent hospices are fairly paid in lin…

£5 million for independent hospices in Scotland

£5 million for independent hospices in Scotland Meghan Shaw 25 July, 2025 £5 million for independent hospices in Scotland 25 July, 2025 The Scottish government has announced a £5 million funding uplift in 2025-26 to support independent hospices with pay parity for clinical staff with their NHS counterparts.Hospices got their funding allocations set out in the 2025-26 Budget, and the boost in investment will ensure that frontline independent s…

Hospices secure £5m to support NHS-level pay for staff

The funding boost will ensure frontline staff providing palliative and end-of-life care are fairly paid in line with NHS pay scales.

Additional funding for independent hospices

The Scottish Government is to distribute £5 million of funding in 2025-26 to support independent hospices with pay parity for clinical staff with their NHS counterparts. Hospices have now had their funding allocations confirmed and the investment, set out in the 2025-26 Budget, will ensure that frontline staff providing essential palliative and end-of-life care in independent hospices are fairly paid in line with NHS pay scales.