Scottish MS Respite Centre Leuchie House Saved, Becomes Charity
July 4, 2011
This is fantastic.
Scotland’s only respite centre for Multiple Sclerosis sufferers may have secured its future by becoming an independent charity.
A high profile campaign to save Leuchie House in North Berwick was launched after the MS Society withdrew its funding in December.
The management team put in a bid to operate the centre themselves after securing independent funding.
They were granted a six month reprieve to allow for a smooth transition.
Four centres across the UK were at risk of closure after the MS Society decided to move out of providing respite care.
Centres in York, Surrey and Warwickshire are to be sold to other companies.
Leuchie House offers more than 7,000 respite care days to MS sufferers from across the UK.
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