NDM9112 - Opposition Debate
Tabled on 14/01/2026 | For debate on 21/01/2026To propose that the Senedd:
1. Recognises the exceptional work that the hospice and palliative care sector plays in providing high quality end of life care and support to families.
2. Acknowledges the unprecedented financial pressure on Welsh hospices as a result of Employers' National Insurance increases, workforce shortages, and increasing demand for their services.
3. Regrets that a recent survey of hospices in Wales undertaken by Hospice UK found that:
a) 30 per cent are already reducing beds or cutting services;
b) over 70 per cent with inpatient units expect at least one bed to close temporarily or permanently; and
c) three-quarters of hospices fear they will be forced to withdraw support they currently provide to hospitals and care homes.
4. Calls on the Welsh Government to develop a new sustainable funding model for hospices in Wales including an additional £40 million over the next Senedd term.
Welsh palliative and end of life care services at risk due to broken funding model, Hospice UK
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Delete all after point 2 and replace with
Recognises the findings of the Hospice UK survey.
Welcomes:
a) the £21 million increase to hospice funding from the Welsh Government over the course of this Senedd term; and
b) the ongoing work between the Welsh Government and the hospice sector to develop a sustainable funding model.
