Rising costs are putting huge pressure on our hospice. In 2024 alone, daily running costs rose by 8% - from £11,480 to £12,348 per day.

On top of this, a lack of funding for recent National Insurance increases has added £120,000 to our annual staffing bill — unlike the NHS, hospices like ours receive no support to cover this.

Like everyone, we are feeling the strain of rising costs for things like food, heat and electricity. It’s costing us more to provide home-cooked nutritious meals, essential medical supplies and warm bedrooms for our patients. Things we simply can’t cut down on.

We have not received additional funding from local health budgets to cover these rising costs.

That’s why we're asking people to support the hospice by donating to our Vital Care Appeal.

In addition to our usual fundraising activities, we’re really pulling out all the stops to tackle the funding gap. We’re teaming up with Hospice UK to push for fairer funding from the government. We’ve been in the media and on TV, sharing our stories and those of our patients. Plus, we’ve been chatting with our local MPs, asking them to stand up for us in the parliamentary debate about hospice funding. It’s all about making sure we can keep giving the care that matters most to so many people. 

Some easy ways to make a donation:

• Online: Simply use the donation form on this webpage.
• By post:
  If you’ve received a letter from us, you can send your donation by returning the completed form in the enclosed envelope. You’re welcome to include a cheque (payable to PPWH), a CAF voucher, a Postal Order, cash, or your card details.
  If you haven’t received a letter, please include the following information with your donation: Vital Care Appeal, your full name, address, phone number, and email address (if you have one).
• By phone: Call us on 0141 726 2660 (Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm), and a member of our fundraising team will be happy to process your donation securely over the phone.
• In person: You can also make a donation at the hospice reception.

We are so grateful to anyone who chooses to donate to our Vital Care Appeal. Please be assured that whatever amount you can afford to give will make a big difference to people at the hardest time of their lives.

Thank you for your generosity and kindness.

The funds we raise from the Vital Care Appeal will help to ensure that we can continue to deliver our services to patients and families when they need us.

• £30 could provide two days of healthy, nutritious meals for a patient.
• £64 could fund a personalised rehabilitation session, helping a patient regain strength and independence.
• £120 could provide two counselling sessions, offering emotional support when it’s needed most.
• £280 could fund a day of visits from one of our community nurses, providing expert care to a patient in the comfort of their own home.
• £882 could provide 24 hours of specialist nursing care for one of our patients.

• Write to your local MP – Let them know why The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice is a crucial part of the community and why end of life care should be sustainably funded.
  
  
• Spread the word – Speak to friends, family and people you meet about financial situation UK hospices are facing. They may be in a position to donate or do some fundraising to help us. If you follow us on social media, you can share our posts about the Vital Care Appeal to let everyone know the current pressures we’re under.
  
  
• Share your story – We know that many people who support the hospice do so because they have a close friend or family member who has received our care, or perhaps you are a patient yourself. If you would be happy to talk about your story to help us raise awareness of the importance of our services, call our Communications Team on 0141 429 5599. 
  
  
• Fundraise – There are lots of ways you may wish to fundraise to help raise money for the hospice from hosting a ‘Care for a Cuppa’ coffee morning to running a 10k! Take a look at our website to find out more. If you need help with your fundraising, please email fundraising@ppwh.org.uk and a member of the team will be in touch.
  
  
• Join an Event – You may wish to show your support by joining one of our events. Find out whats coming up.
  
  
• Leave a gift in your will – Please consider leaving the lasting gift of hospice care. Gifts left in wills make up a huge amount of the funds we need to raise each year. In fact, gifts in wills help us to care for 1 in 10 of our patients. By writing The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice into your will, you will be helping to secure the future of hospice care for the people of Glasgow. Find out more on our website or call Fundraising on 0141 726 2660.