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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ann dalgliesh outside hospice building

03 March 2021

East London hospice launches project to reach homeless

Saint Francis Hospice has set up a new project to make sure that people experiencing homelessness in the local community can access end of life care.

Woman in hospital bed

18 February 2021

Supporting people with no recourse to public funds at the end of life

Ending inequalities: supporting people with no recourse to public funds at the end of life. St Christopher’s Hospice has launched a toolkit to support people at the end of lif...

Steven and Peter Marsden-Lloyd at their wedding

11 February 2021

“At the hospice they just saw us as Peter and Steven”

Steven Marsden-Lloyd tells us about the care St Catherine’s Hospice in Preston gave him and his husband.

Birmingham St Mary's staff

26 January 2021

New Birmingham hospice service is reaching out to city’s homeless

Ending inequalities: New Birmingham hospice service is reaching out to city’s homeless In September last year Birmingham St Mary’s launched a new service to make sure people...

Tarun Nayyar, clinical pharmacist at John Taylor Hospice

07 December 2020

How a Birmingham hospice is meeting the diversity needs of its patients

Birmingham is the UK’s second most diverse city after London. Based in the suburb of Erdington, John Taylor Hospice has been ensuring the charity is inclusive of different faith ...

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19 November 2020

How a Dorset hospice helped a patient get back on his feet after homelessness

A Dorset man who was made homeless is now in a flat and getting the help and treatment he needs thanks to the efforts of Weldmar Hospicecare community nursing team in Dorset.