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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyv7p11d4ko
The father of a terminally ill boy has pleaded with the government to give further support to the financially troubled hospice his son relies on.
Forget Me Not Children's Hospice, in Huddersfield, launched an appeal after revealing a £1m funding gap could lead to 16 staff losing their jobs and a reduction in services.
Steve Lord, whose 10-year-old son Ethan has a life-limiting brain condition, described the prospect of the hospice no longer being able to support him as "frightening".
The Department of Health and Social Care said it was "aware of the financial pressures facing the hospice sector" and it was "working closely with NHS England urgently to address these issues".
The hospice currently had an annual running cost of £6m, with 90% coming from fundraising.
The remainder typically came from recurrent government funding.
@HebrideanHecate It's complete indifference and apathy towards the electorate. Meanwhile, City of London stock soars. It's all they care about.
City of London stock soars
Have you seen the stats about FTSE companies delisting…?
@Flick @HebrideanHecate I know Just Eat did, citing cost. It's quite expensive to be on it iirc
@sullybiker This defunding of hospices, quite deliberate, is really concerning me now, it's getting worse and worse, the attitude from Govt is fuck it, just kill them instead.