By Tom Grater
29.04.2020 - 19:15 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Alex Neil has welcomed news that Scotland’s hospices are set to share up to £19 million in additional money being made available in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
The figure was revealed when the Airdrie & Shotts MSP asked health secretary Jeane Freeman during questions at the Scottish Parliament for an update on the new UK-wide funding announced earlier this month.
He has asked that the sum be distributed “urgently” and that it should go directly to hospices – including St Andrew’s in Airdrie
By Tom Grater
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