The future of Kilbryde Hospice is in doubt after a funding crisis emerged in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. The East Kilbride News can exclusively reveal that the £4m palliative care centre at Hairmyres Hospital is facing closure after losing £300,000 worth of funding since the start of lockdown.
Chief executive Gordon McHugh said yesterday that the “lifeline” hospice and the families who desperately need its care could now “be facing the unthinkable” if the board can’t find a way to plug the funding gap.Now the hospice is in crisis talks with the Scottish Government and Scottish Hospices in an effort to secure its survival as the country prepares to exit lockdown.Mr McHugh told the News: “The stark reality is that, due to the
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