We have put together a list of MPs who attended, along with the hospices providing care in their constituencies. Personalised follow-ups make a real difference, so we encourage you to contact your MP if they attended the event.
If your MP is not listed, and you'd like support in contacting them, please email our Policy team.
GGI (Good Governance Institute) is inviting hospice trustees to a webinar on securing hospice sustainability, on 19 November from 16.00 to 17.00.
The meeting will be chaired by Paul Jennings, Chair of Hospice UK. The discussion will focus on how to strengthen your organisation’s long-term resilience.
Come along to hear how others in the sector are tackling these shared challenges — and explore practical, strategic options to sustain care for the communities who need it most.
Music in Hospices CIC has launched Little elephant visits the hospice, a new book designed to help children navigate hospice care with their loved ones. Created in partnership with Thames Hospice and supported by Kingston University, the book is rooted in lived experience — specifically the author’s six-week stay in a hospice with his dying mother.
Through colourful illustrations, interactive activities and accessible language, it provides a narrative bridge between families and care environments, aiming to help support the 41,000 bereaved children in the UK each year.
The book has a retail price of £14.99 each, and hospices can order copies for £9.99 (which can then be sold on).
For more information, contact Music in Hospices or speak to them on the first day of this year’s National Conference, at the parallel session about exploring the role of the arts in bereavement.
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England
On 29 October, the National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on its investigation into the financial sustainability of England's adult hospices. We have produced a briefing about the report for our members.
Hospice UK was instrumental to the evidence gathering for this investigation. We were able to share the charitable hospice sector’s financial and activity data, thanks to the data member hospices submit to our surveys.
The report was covered across media outlets, including the Independent and the Guardian, with Toby Porter interviewed on BBC Breakfast and the Today Programme. It will inform the Public Accounts Committee’s inquiry into the same subject.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has launched a consultation about proposals to evolve and improve its approach to assessing and rating health and care providers.
Responses are welcomed from from members of the public and providers, their representatives, and other stakeholders. You can find out how to take part on the CQC website. The deadline is 17:00 on 11 December.
The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a call for evidence to inform the development of the 10 year workforce plan for NHS England.
The 10 year workforce plan will build on the 10 year health plan to set out how to deliver a new workforce model with staff who are aligned with the future direction of reform for the NHS.
News and updates for our members in Northern Ireland will be published here.
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Scotland
News and updates for our members in Scotland will be published here.
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Wales
Last week, NHS Wales published a National service specification for palliative and end of life care services. It establishes clear standards for the provision of high-quality, equitable, and person-centred care that patients, their families, and unpaid carers can reasonably expect to receive. The specification also identified sustainable hospice funding as a priority. Read our response to the new national service specification.
Alongside the service specification, an All Wales competency framework for adult palliative and end of life care was published. It outlines the core competencies expected of healthcare professionals involved in the provision of palliative and end of life care for adults and serves as a guide for individuals, teams, managers, educators, and organisations to understand and meet the standards required for safe, effective, and person-centred care.
