Applying for Capital Grant Scheme funding for hospices
皇冠体育app details of how to apply for funding from the聽Capital Grant scheme for hospices are now available.
皇冠体育app scheme was announced by Paul Burstow, Minister for Care Services in May.
Up to 拢60m is available as part of the scheme, open to all adults鈥� and children鈥檚 hospices in England, to improve the physical environment in which they provide care.
皇冠体育app funding will improve care for patients and families by enhancing care facilities and improving the patient experience in the hospice environment, as well as supporting the care that hospices provide to people in their own homes.
Hospices will be able to apply for funding for a range of projects, including:
- improvements to day therapy facilities, including providing transport services
- developing or improving outreach services to support people in their own homes
- refurbishment of inpatient and visitor areas, including improvements to bedrooms and bathrooms and providing overnight facilities for families
- improvements to mortuary and bereavement facilities
- improvements to gardens and outside spaces so patients can spend time outdoors
皇冠体育app principal requirements are that projects deliver improvements that directly benefit patients, have a tangible impact on the physical environment and provide value for money.
皇冠体育app deadline for applications is 5pm on 5 November 2012.
Find on the Help the Hospices website.