Future of end of life care

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The landscape of palliative and end of life care is changing in the UK, bringing new opportunities and challenges.

These Future of End of Life Care resources are designed to help hospices and other providers build capacity and achieve long term sustainability.

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Building a sustainable future

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Find out what a sustainable future for palliative and end of life care looks like across the UK, and what support hospices need to get there.

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We're sharing innovation, practice and ideas to help hospices and other palliative and end of life care providers build capacity and achieve long-term sustainability

Future Vision programme

Demand for palliative and end of life care is increasing but resources are already stretched. Hospices are under greater pressure than ever before to find ways to do more with less...

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News

11 August 2021

The Future of Hospice Care in Scotland

Hospice UK's Policy Manager Helen Malo looks at how Scotland’s hospice and palliative care sector can emerge stronger from the pandemic

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Press Release

15 March 2022

Hospice UK launches report on the future of palliative care in Wales

This week, Hospice UK launches its ‘Future Vision Cymru: Seamless and Sustainable’ report, which investigates the challenges and opportunities currently facing specialist palli...

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Press Release

01 March 2023

Report by MPs looks at end of life care during the pandemic

A new report by a group of MPs looks at palliative care during the Covid-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for how it could be improved.

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Press Release

26 January 2023

Welsh inquiry examines end of life care during the pandemic

A new report by a cross-party group of MSs has looked at experiences of palliative and end-of-life care in the community during the pandemic, revealing the difficulties experienced...

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Our Thought Leadership series gives hospice leaders the opportunity to consider issues affecting the future of hospice care

Your thoughts

Our Thought Leadership series gives hospice leaders the opportunity to consider how hospices can adapt to meet the challenges of the future.

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Meeting people's needs

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Giving you the tools you need to meet the changing needs of everyone who needs hospice, palliative and end of life care.

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Promoting equality in end of life care

Find out how Hospice UK is working to tackle inequality and widen access to hospice and palliative care.

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12 January 2024

What Matters Most when you’re dying?

Hospice UK and Marie Curie have partnered with Same But Different to create an honest, raw, and inspiring account of what matters most to people at the end of life.

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Data

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Gathering, analysing and using data to inform service planning, development and improvement

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PopNAT

PopNAT is our interactive tool that brings together publically listed population data in one place. It helps providers, commissioners and others across health and care to understan...

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Quality Improvement

A key element of our work is supporting excellence in hospice care, ensuring hospices are fully equipped to provide quality care for patients and their families.

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Analysing Patient Centred Outcome Measures with PCOM360

The PCOM360 tool helps palliative care services analyse and display Patient Centred Outcome Measures (PCOMs)

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Engaging with the health and care system

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Explore a suite of resources to help hospices understand and engage with the health and care system.

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A toolkit for hospices to help influence decision-makers at a local and national level, and ensure that palliative and end of life services are placed firmly on decision-making agendas

Influencing local decision makers

How to influence local and national decision-makers, and ensure that palliative and end of life services are placed on decision-making agendas.

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Understanding the health and care system

An introduction and overview of all of the health and care systems in the UK, including how they are structured, health and care policy and guidance, and palliative and end of life...

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PopNAT

PopNAT is our interactive tool that brings together publically listed population data in one place. It helps providers, commissioners and others across health and care to understan...

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Other useful resources

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Commercial income generation: tips for success

Need help finding ways to maximise your commercial income? Get tips and ideas from other hospices.

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Courses, conferences and learning events

Sign up to our range of topical and cost effective courses, conferences and other learning events for those working in or with hospices.

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Networks and Communities

Join the conversation and be a part of Hospice UK's work to build a vibrant community championing hospice, palliative and end of life care.

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We’ve put together a suite of financial support for hospices: useful information and resources for hospice leaders and staff who have financial responsibilities

Finance Support for Hospices

Hospice UK aims to help share useful information and resources and encourage a supportive network of colleagues at hospices who have financial responsibilities.

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Income Generation support

Access resources to support your income generating activities and find out about the Income Generation Network.

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Workforce and HR support

Find out how we can help you support your workforce with a range of networks, surveys and benchmarking, and our highly-valued webinar series on resilience.

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