Hospices across England, including many in the West Midlands, are set to benefit from a record £75 million funding package to upgrade their facilities.
The funds will help enhance patient care and support sustainability through energy-efficient improvements.
This is part of a wider £100 million government commitment to end-of-life care, first announced in December 2024.
The funding, the largest single investment ever made in hospices, will support more than 170 adult and children’s hospices across the country in 2025/26.
Improvements include separate family rooms, new heating systems, digital equipment for staff, and environmentally friendly upgrades like solar panels.
The Health Minister, Stephen Kinnock, visited Wigan and Leigh Hospice to see works already under way thanks to a £25 million tranche released earlier this year.
He said: “Hospices play a vital role in our society by providing invaluable care and support when people need it most. This additional funding will deliver further upgrades, relieving pressure on day-to-day spending.”
Hospice UK, which is managing the distribution of the funds at no cost to the government, welcomed the investment but stressed the need for long-term support. Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK, called it “welcome recognition” but added, “it’s critical that we continue to work with the government to secure long-term reform.”
West Midlands beneficiaries
The following hospices in the West Midlands have received funding as part of the £75 million package:
- Acorns Children’s Hospice Trust (Birmingham): £906,009
- The Hospice Charity Partnership (Birmingham): £1,113,392
- Compton Care (Wolverhampton): £647,697
- Douglas Macmillan Hospice (Stoke-on-Trent): £985,433
- Hope House Children’s Hospice (Oswestry): £434,393
- Katharine House Hospice (Stafford): £292,620
- Kemp Hospice (Kidderminster): £65,565
- Mary Ann Evans Hospice (Nuneaton): £111,447
- Mary Stevens Hospice (Stourbridge): £249,600
- Primrose Hospice (Bromsgrove): £86,956
- Severn Hospice (Shrewsbury): £688,781
- Shipston Home Nursing (Shipston-on-Stour): £30,618
- St Giles Hospice (Lichfield): £641,379
- St Michael’s Hospice (Hereford): £499,423
- St Richard’s Hospice (Worcester): £512,652
- The Myton Hospices (Warwick): £671,378
- The Shakespeare Hospice (Stratford-upon-Avon): £96,648
- Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice (Coventry): £225,490
These funds will go toward upgrading facilities, expanding outreach, and reducing operational costs, with many hospices now poised to begin or continue critical works.
