NHS funding will allow us to meet growing demands for our services; The way hospices in Wales are funded is being reviewed by Health Minister Edwina Hart. Emma Saysell, chief executive of St David's Foundation Hospice Care, explains why the vital work of hospices needs guaranteed NHS funding.(News) From: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales) | Date: February 25, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 MGN Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: Emma Saysell

THESE are exciting and important times for the development of palliative care in Wales.

Exciting because there are real opportunities to develop services which meet a growing need.

Important because the decisions made and implemented now - particularly funding decisions - will potentially set the pattern of services for decades ahead.

Health Minister Edwina Hart announced the allocation of an extra pounds 2m revenue funding for hospices in October - my own, St David's Foundation, received pounds 261,857 for 2007-08. This represented a ...

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