Julia and Hans Rausing donate £8.7 million to 27 UK hospices under financial pressure

Julia and Hans Rausing, have recently announced grants of £8.7 million to 27 hospices across the UK to help them meet the significant increase in their day-to-day costs, brought about by inflation and high energy prices.  Hospices in particular need of support were identified by the Julia and Hans Rausing Trust, working with the charity Hospice UK. The Trust analysed data to identify hospices with less than 12 months of funds in reserve, with support focused on regions with the highest proportion of hospices in need, which included East Midlands,…

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Julia And Hans Rausing Trust Gift £2.5 Million To Help Efforts With COVID-19

The Julia and Hans Rausing Trust is to donate a combined total of £2.5 million to support efforts dealing with the fallout from COVID 19. The gift has been distributed to selected charities and organisations that are dealing with the immediate healthcare needs across the UK. The donations include £500,000 to CW+, the charity of the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust – money which will go towards their Response Fund, to provide equipment, technology, staff relief and volunteer recruitment for the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, the Trust is pleased to…

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