Hundreds of beds lie empty because there is not enough funding or staff. Services across the country have been pared back and 4 in 10 of hospices say they will have to make cuts this year.
Alison and the Liberal Democrats have a plan to save our hospices:
By protecting and strengthening hospice services, we can ensure that everyone has the dignity, comfort and support they deserve at the end of life.
Back our campaign to save hospice services today.
We call on the government to protect hospice services and ensure they always have the funding and staff to care for anyone who needs their support.
In her weekly column, Alison Bennett, Lib Dem MP for Mid Sussex, reflects on her week of wins in Parliament, and what this means for our wider community.
Mid Sussex MP Alison Bennett has secured a significant step forward in her campaign to protect local hospices
With the support of many of Lib Dem colleagues, Alison has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, urging the government to act without delay to end this crisis in hospice care.
Local Lib Dem MP for Mid Sussex, Alison Bennett, is leading her party’s ‘Save Our Hospices’ campaign, to put an end to the cruel palliative care postcode lottery and protect local hospices.
Alison Bennett MP has launched a new campaign to safeguard the future of hospices across the UK and address the deeply unfair postcode lottery that currently affects access to palliative care.
In her weekly column, Alison Bennett, Lib Dem MP for Mid Sussex, reflects on the 50th anniversary of St Peter and St James Hospice, and the importance of supporting palliative care and hospices.