The UK Government announced its biggest investment in a generation for hospices yesterday, 19 December.
In a statement welcoming this one-off investment Bishop John Sherrington, Lead bishop for life issues, said:
'I welcome the proposed additional funding for the hospice sector which is facing so many financial problems at the moment. Although it is only a one-off payment, it will be welcomed by hospices nevertheless.
'The sector is a beacon of light, with institutions, many of them Christian-inspired, providing a beautiful care-setting at the end of life. It is important that hospices are properly funded and that their unique character and dedicated specialist staff are celebrated.
'We hope that a long-term strategy will be developed so that our hospices can continue to provide some of the best palliative care in the world.
'I also thank those many people who donate generously to hospice foundations and ask Catholics to hold the hospice movement in their prayers.'
