Latest news from Hospice UK

Read all our latest news, and stories showcasing the best of hospice and end of life care.

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Dom Rech, who is running the London Marathon for Hospice UK

27 January 2020

CNN journalist to run London Marathon for Hospice UK

A CNN journalist who wrote an article last year about the overnight service provided by Nottinghamshire Hospice is set to run the London Marathon for Hospice UK in memory of his fa...

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23 January 2020

Supporting people where they want to be: Strathcarron Hospice

The Hospice@Home service provided by Strathcarron Hospice is the only model of its kind in Scotland.

Thabani and his family at Francis House

14 January 2020

How a hospice is making dreams possible for an exhausted family

Respite stays at Francis House offer a reality for a family that would otherwise not be possible.

Wasim, a patient at East Lancashire Hospice, who has MND

10 January 2020

Hospice gives young patient with MND a new lease of life

East Lancashire Hospice patient Wasim was diagnosed when he was just 26. Now aged 31, he told us about the support he receives from the charity and how he is coping with the illnes...

The Girls Group at St Vincent's Hospice in Scotland

08 January 2020

Hospice ‘Girls Group’ helps young people feel stronger after bereavement

A pioneering ‘Girls Group’ at a Scottish hospice has helped a group of young people overcome their grief after losing a loved one.

Dr Ramesh Thulavavenkateswaran and CNS Wendy Rogers from St Helena Hospice

07 January 2020

Working together for a ‘good death’

When a call from paramedics attending to a man at his home came in to the SinglePoint 24/7 advice and information phone line at St Helena Hospice in Colchester, it triggered a rapi...