CCG Funding Support to Hospices

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Dear NHS South Eastern Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group,
I am researching public funding allocations made to hospices in England.
Specifically, I am seeking information on the level of funding made by NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups via discretionary grants to hospices in your area or to those providing services in your area.

I am asking for information related to the current financial year (2019/20) and whether this is any change from previous years.
Please could you provide the following information
1. How many hospices do you allocate grant funding to as a CCG? (these may be within your geographical area or they provide services to your area)

2. What grant funding ( £ 000’s) have individual hospices been allocated in this financial year (2019/2020)?

3. Is the grant funding for any hospice in the current year 2019/20 a change when compared to the previous year 2018/19?

No stayed the same

Yes -- An increase of approximately --- %
or
Yes -- A decrease of approximately. ---- %

4. Approximately what is the population size served by your CCG?

thank you very much for your help

Yours faithfully,

Marion Dakin

Foi (NHS SOUTH EASTERN HAMPSHIRE CCG), NHS South Eastern Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group

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Foi (NHS SOUTH, CENTRAL AND WEST COMMISSIONING SUPPORT UNIT), NHS South Eastern Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group

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Reference: FOI 30966 SEH 10V

 

 

Dear Ms Dakin,

 

Thank you for your request for information which we received on 2 May 2019
regarding documents and services relating to funding support to hospices.

 

I am pleased to acknowledge your request on behalf of the following
Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG):

 

o NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG

 

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the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

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Dear NHS South Eastern Hampshire Clinical Commissioning Group,

I am researching public funding allocations made to hospices in England.

Specifically, I am seeking information on the level of funding made by NHS
Clinical Commissioning Groups via discretionary grants to hospices in your
area or to those providing services in your area.

 

I am asking for information related to the current financial year
(2019/20) and whether this is any change from previous years.

Please could you provide the following information

1.            How many hospices do you allocate grant funding to as a CCG?
(these may be within your geographical area or they provide services to
your area)

 

2.            What grant funding ( £ 000’s) have individual hospices been
allocated in this financial year (2019/2020)?

 

3.            Is the grant funding for any hospice in the current year
2019/20 a change when compared to the previous year 2018/19?

 

No stayed the same

 

Yes -- An increase of approximately --- %

or

Yes -- A decrease of approximately. ---- %

 

4. Approximately what is the population size served by your CCG?

 

thank you very much for your help

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Marion Dakin

 

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