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A woman looks at her son

12 March 2021

How to deal with grief on Mother’s Day

While Mother’s Day is a lovely celebration for many, it can cause a tidal wave of grief for those who have lost their own mother figure, or for mothers who have lost a baby or ch...

CHAS women with baby

11 March 2021

CHAS manifesto: “The Scottish government must support children”

Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) have published a manifesto for children’s hospice care in Scotland ahead of the parliamentary elections in May.

CEO of St Oswalds Hospice, Steph Edusei

08 March 2021

“The voice of a middle-aged white man still has more authority than mine"

Steph Edusei, CEO of St Oswald’s Hospice in Newcastle, tells us about overcoming impostor syndrome, allyship and innovation.

05 March 2021

Supporting the hospice from the wards to the board

Ranjita Sen is the Director of Applications Support, Performance Information at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She first heard about her local hospice in Essex when she was giv...

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.

Wales Manifesto, Senedd building

01 March 2021

Blaenoriaethau Maniffesto ar gyfer Etholiadau’r Senedd 2021

Ni fu marwolaeth a marw erioed yn uwch ar agenda'r cyhoedd na thrwy bandemig Covid-19. Mae Hospice UK yn galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru nesaf i sicrhau bod gofal i bobl sy'n profi marwol...