Heart of Kent Hospice, Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent, ellenor, Demelza Hospice Care for Children and Hospice in the Weald among recipients of additional government funding

Five Kent hospices are among those to receive funding as part of a multi-million-pound government package.

Palliative care services — Heart of Kent Hospice, Pilgrims Hospices in East Kent, ellenor, Demelza Hospice Care for Children and Hospice in the Weald — have been awarded a combined £678,149 from an extra £25 million government capital funding package, announced last month by the Minister of State for Care, Stephen Kinnock.

The Heart of Kent Hospice in Aylesford is among those to receive funding.