Latest news from Hospice UK

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

Four people holding up speech bubbles
Filter results...
Press release
Press Release

Hospice UK and Hospices Cymru call for £30m to protect palliative care in Wales

Hospices Cymru is calling for urgent action from Welsh Government to secure fair and stable funding for hospice care, warning that essential services will become increasingly diffi...
Find out more
Press release
Press Release

Hospice UK responds to assisted dying vote in Westminster

Hospice UK responds to the Second Reading vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Find out more
Press release
Press Release

Action needed to protect hospice services as assisted dying Bill returns to Parliament

As the assisted dying Bill returns to Parliament, Hospice UK is demanding urgent action to protect hospice services so everyone can get the care they need.
Find out more
Press release
Press Release

Hospice UK response to Scotland’s Programme for Government

The Programme for Government in Scotland has set out a citizen centred approach, a stronger focus on prevention and public service reform.
Find out more
Press release
Press Release

Hospice deficits have more than doubled in a year

Hospices across England ended the last financial year with a collective deficit of more than £70 million - more than double the previous year - as rising costs and stagnant fundin...
Find out more
Press release
Press Release

Hospices warn of rising patient needs as calls grow for sustainable funding in Wales

Hospices across Wales are warning of growing pressure on their staff as new survey findings show they are caring for patients with increasingly urgent and complex needs, at a time ...
Find out more
Press release
Press Release

Hospices can help tackle corridor care

Figures published yesterday show more than 90,000 cases of corridor care were recorded in English NHS hospitals in May - an average of 3,000 per day.
Find out more