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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Duncan Fleming, Mountbatten Hospice, was the winner of the 2023 Digital Champion Award at the Hospice UK National Conference

08 November 2023

Hospice UK 2023 Award Winners Announced

Hospice UK announced the winners of its 2023 Awards at the annual National Conference, which took place this year in Liverpool.

Professor Chris Whitty joins the Hospice UK National Conference

07 November 2023

Professor Chris Whitty joins the Hospice UK National Conference

Delegates were honoured to have England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty join Hospice UK’s National Conference in Liverpool on Monday 6 November 2023.

tradespeople and volunteers and Treetops Hospice

16 November 2023

Children in Need puts children's bereavement in the spotlight

Treetops Hospice in Derbsyhire have received a brand-new purpose-built children’s counselling and therapy centre all thanks to DIY SOS Big Build for Children in Need.

Barry, who lives with COPD Emphysema, explains how North London Hospice's music therapy and breathlessness and fatigue groups have helped him realise that life is still there for living

Hospice care stories

13 November 2023

How Barry lives with COPD Emphysema

Barry, who lives with COPD Emphysema, explains how North London Hospice's music therapy and breathlessness and fatigue groups have helped him realise that life is still there for l...

In this video, Dr Kathryn Mannix guides you gently on a step by step journey through the process of dying

08 November 2023

Dying for Beginners: what happens when someone is dying

In this video animated by Emily Downe, Dr Kathryn Mannix guides you gently on a step by step journey through the process of dying, and what it's like to die.

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06 November 2023

Response to Agenda for Change payment for non-NHS staff in England

Hospice UK's response to the Agenda for Change payment for non-NHS staff in England.

Hospice UK’s 2023 National Conference kicked off in Liverpool with an opening speech from our CEO, Toby Porter

06 November 2023

Hospice UK’s 2023 Conference Opens

Hospice UK’s 2023 National Conference kicked off in Liverpool with an opening speech from our CEO, Toby Porter. Read his key points, plus previews of the conference schedule.