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Scotland’s newest hospice has set out ambitious plans to help even more people at their greatest time of need.

South Lanarkshire’s hospice has been accredited as providing the very highest levels of patient care.

East Kilbride and Strathaven community groups are being encouraged to have their voices heard at a networking event.

A Lanarkshire MSP visited a East Kilbride-based hospice to discuss the challenges of the COVID pandemic.

iOS - Android Chief Executive Gordon McHugh told Lanarkshire Live : “When Scotland went into lockdown some 15 months ago, we were forced to close our charity shops and stop all face to face fundraising activity, resulting in our income drying up overnight.

link.The future of the £4m palliative care centre at Hairmyres Hospital was in doubt after it revealed losses of £300,000 since the start of lockdown.The latest boost comes after the hospice was shortlisted as one of three causes and charities in the West of Scotland to receive financial support from an £84,000 pot.Gordon McHugh, CEO at Kilbryde Hospice said: “We cannot thank Scotmid enough for awarding us this grant to assist us in supporting the patients and the families who we are here for.”Man jailed for murdering EK Big Issue seller, Paul KellySince Scotmid’s Community Connect launched in 2017, more than £385,000 has been awarded to 39 good causes, enabling key projects to come to life in local areas.Andy Simm, chairman of the west

Cambuslang chairman has given a heartfelt thanks to the local community for helping them stay afloat. In June, the future of the hospice, which cares for patients across Lanarkshire, was placed in doubt after suffering losses of up to £90,000-per-month as lockdown took hold of the country.However, four months on and the hospice has bridged the gap in its losses – thanks, largely, to the support of the local community.Chairman of the hospice, Cambuslang resident Gordon McHugh, thanked the people of South Lanarkshire for coming to the charity’s aid, saying it “has been absolutely incredible”.

The future of Kilbryde Hospice is in doubt after a funding crisis emerged in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

Kilbryde Hospice will be providing much-needed palliative care assistance to COVID-19 patients from Hairmyres Hospital.