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Scottish hospices stretched ‘to the brink’
HOSPICES in Scotland are having to budget for what the sector describes as an “unprecedented” collective deficit of £16 million.
The situation has led to representatives calling on the Scottish government to provide additional funding for hospices in this week’s budget.
National charity Hospice UK said spiralling costs are stretching hospices “to the brink."
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