14/08/2026
Queenscourt Hospice launches ‘Your Queenscourt Still Needs You’ appeal as hospice deficits more than double in a year.
Queenscourt Hospice is calling on its communities to continue their incredible support as it launches the next stage of its appeal, ‘Your Queenscourt Still Needs You’, following a national BBC interview highlighting the growing financial crisis facing hospices across the country. NHS funding covers just 24% of Queenscourt’s core costs, meaning the hospice is heavily dependent on fundraising, donations and grants to maintain its services.
Queenscourt Hospice was chosen as the setting for the national interview, broadcast on Friday 14th August 2026, as hospices continue to operate at a growing deficit.
Hospices across England ended the last financial year with a collective deficit of more than £70 million – more than double the previous year – as rising costs, increased demand and stagnant funding place unprecedented pressure on end-of-life care services.
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Queenscourt Hospice is calling on its communities to continue their incredible support as it launches the next stage of its appeal, ‘Your Queenscourt Still Needs You’, following a national BBC interview highlighting the growing financial crisis facing hospices across the country. NHS funding cov...
