Resources for Compassionate Employers Members

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This is a dedicated space bringing together all our tools, guides, and materials in one place. Whether you're looking for support around grief, guidance to being a carer, or practical resources to help others, you’ll find everything you need here.

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There's a huge amount of signposting information, support and guidance available. Hospice UK's Compassionate Employers programme has brought them together

Signposting

Sometimes it's tricky to know where to point people in the right direction. Use our signposting page to help give a bit more guidance. 

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Understanding Faster Data Flows: the role of hospice data in national reporting

Member Webinars

Watch our previous member webinars in your own free time. Grab a cuppa and enjoy. 

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When managing life-limiting or terminal illness, death and bereavement in the workplace, it is important that staff feel comfortable to share with their line manager

Download your free Get To Know Me document

This document is a helpful tool to help managers and employees learn more about each other's working style and personal life. 

Download now!
Information on how to support your employees who are dealing with life-limiting or terminal illness, caring responsibilities or bereavement at work.

Download your Line Managers Guide

This guide is to help managers and HR be more sensitive and aware of those returning back to work after a bereavement. 

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Download a free calendar of the times and events throughout the year that your organisation can use to raise awareness and support colleagues.

Awareness Week Calendar

Keep up to date with what's going on in 2026 by downloading and sharing our Awareness Week Calendar with your friends and family.

Awareness Calendar
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Compassionate Employers Podcast

Watch our amazing two-part podcast series hosted by our very own Lucy Carpenter.

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Compassionate Employers Podcast

Watch the second part of our podcast with Lucy and Jacqueline Gaffin. 

Be kind to yourself - one of our seven ways to help cope with grief during the seasonal holidays and Christmas

Toolkit to help cope with grief after suicide

Coping with grief after a suicide is a painful experience so we have created a toolkit to help cope a bit better with the loss. 

Grief after Suicide Toolkit
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Launch our YouTube Playlist

If you want to watch previous webinars, podcasts and more, click on the button to launch our YouTube playlist. 

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Hospice UK’s Compassionate Employers team explore the definition of a sandwich carer, and give you guidance on what to do if you think that you might be an informal carer.

Carers Toolkit

If you are a carer in the UK, looking after a parent, grandparent, child or friend check out our Carers Toolkit. 

Download your free Carers Toolkit
A selection of the best adult and childrens' books to read to help with death, dying and grief

Access our Padlet for signposting and resources

Our Padlet has resources and support on one page, including grief support, help for carers and websites for terminal illness. 

Access our Padlet
Sharing learning about how hospices in the UK have used digital technology to extend the reach of the care they provide

Download our Compassion and Inclusion PDF

People experience grief and caring differently. Download our PDF to learn more on how to help those in the workplace experiencing grief and caring. 

Download your free resource here!
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E-Learning tool

Have you tried our E-Learning compassionate conversations tool yet? If you struggle to have conversations with others who have been bereaved, this learning tool is for you. 

Try it today