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£5,600 committed
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People suffering from terminal illnesses in the UK’s most westerly county are to benefit from continuing palliative care thanks – in part – to the Halcrow Foundation.
Cornwall Hospice Care – a charity that runs the Mount Edgcumbe Hospice in St. Austell and St. Julia’s Hospice, Hayle – was facing a £600,000 funding shortfall in its £4.1 million annual running costs.
The hospice receives just 14.5 per cent of its yearly running costs through National Health Service funding, compared to a UK average of 31 per cent. Most of the balance is reliant on fundraising and donations, which have been negatively impacted by the faltering economic climate.
As Cornwall’s only adult hospice service, its seriously ill 500 annual users would have to travel up to two hours to the next nearest hospice should it be forced to close.
The Halcrow Foundation stepped in with close to £21,000. The funds were used to buy three specialist floatation mattresses to relieve the discomfort of patients that need to spend long periods in bed, as well as to purchase compression garments to relieve the suffering of over 100 lymphoedema patients.