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Daily Record
Daily Record
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Kaiya Marjoribanks

Hospice could be forced to find extra £150,000 over cost of living crisis pressure

Strathcarron Hospice faces raising at least £150,000 extra this year - just to cover extra pressures caused by the cost of living crisis.

Like other hospices across the UK, the Denny-based hospice is facing additional costs this year - on top of the more than £100,000 per week it already has to raise - due to rising inflation and the impact the cost of living is having on fundraising.

On top of that, matching NHS rates of pay to recruit and retain staff could push up its wage bill.

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