Updated: 25th March 2022
Young Patients Family Fund (YPFF) – extension of scope to support eligible visitors to newborns
This week, the Scottish Government announced that the scope of the Young Patients Family Fund (YPFF) will be extended. The fund allows parents, primary carers and/or siblings (under 18) of a child inpatient to claim for the cost of travel, subsistence and, where appropriate, accommodation in respect of hospital visits. The fund will be open to eligible visitors of newborns who spend at least one night in hospital or are expected to spend a night in hospital but are discharged beforehand. This applies to any newborns who spend at least one night in a Postnatal Ward or the Neonatal Unit/SCBU.
For further information, please speak to the nurse or midwife in charge or visit https://www.mygov.scot/young-patients-family-fund
