Can the hospices survive the market? A financial analysis of palliative care provision in Scotland

Abstract

Hospices are undergoing changes in the way they are funded by health boards as a result of the change to a contract‐setting regime in the NHS. This may have implications for the overall funding position of the hospices; particularly there is a concern as to whether charitable giving to these bodies will decrease as a result. Analyses the accounts of Scottish voluntary sector hospices over the transition period as a means of identifying any such changes. Finds no immediate threat to the continued functioning of the hospices, on a financial basis.

Citation

Sims, M.T.R. (1995), "Can the hospices survive the market? A financial analysis of palliative care provision in Scotland", Journal of Management in Medicine, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 4-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/02689239510090033