威尔士的住院面临着资金短缺,员工裁员,以及对临终患者的需求压力等原因的关闭.
Welsh hospices face closures as funding shortfalls, staff cuts, and rising demand strain care for dying patients.
由于设施面临财政紧张、人员短缺和需求增加等困难,威尔士的临终病人可能面临减少的临终护理。
Terminally ill patients in Wales may face reduced hospice care as facilities struggle with financial strain, staff shortages, and rising demand.
临终关怀医院的运营正处于“临界点”,由于 70% 的成本依赖慈善资金,一些人关闭床位或裁员。
Hospices are operating at "breaking point," with some closing beds or laying off workers due to reliance on charity funding for 70% of costs.
国会议员和自由民主党正在敦促威尔士政府提供可持续的资金,确保与国民保健体系的薪酬平等,并扭转国家保险每年增加4 000万英镑的费用增长趋势。 他们警告说,如果不进行改革,至关重要的寿终服务可以被削减或关闭。
MPs and the Liberal Democrats are urging the Welsh Government to provide sustainable funding, ensure pay parity with the NHS, and reverse a national insurance increase costing hospices £40 million annually, warning that without reform, vital end-of-life services could be cut or shut down.