Hospices are about life, not just death as some might think. They make people’s lives – if not their health – better. “People often think we are only there for those final moments, but the earlier people access hospice the better” says Waipuna Hospice CEO Richard Thurlow. “Whether that’s months or even years, getting the Read more
Hospices are essential health services that rely on cake stalls and sales of second-hand clothes just to keep the lights on. Now some of the country’s biggest hospices are warning they will have to cut some services, if they do not get an urgent cash injection from the government. Last week, Hospice New Zealand chief Read more
Our hospices are facing a funding crisis. So, it was a huge disappointment when we learned that, despite billions of dollars being allocated to health, Budget 2022 offered no extra support for the 32 hospice services that offer palliative care to nearly 20,000 patients and their whānau every year. The lack of government recognition given Read more