Junior health minister Ivan Lewis has announced that 35 children's hospices in England will receive a slice of the £27m promised for the sector over the next three years.
The government promised the emergency cash injection after a delegation from the Association of Children's Hospices met the prime minister to flag up an impending financial crisis once Big Lottery funding ends this year.
The consultation stage of an independent review of the long term funding of children's hospices and other palliative care services in England started in October and the review is expected to be completed by the spring.
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