Young Patients Family Fund

Young Patients Family Fund

The 'Young patients’ family' fund was launched by the Scottish Government to help families with the costs of visiting and providing essential care that supports the health and wellbeing of their child while in hospital.

The fund hopes to remove some of the financial barriers for families visiting a baby, child or young person in hospital. Parents and siblings can reclaim expenses for travel, food and overnight accommodation costs associated with visiting a child inpatient under 18 in line with the UNCRC definition of a child.

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