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Trustees and Governance
If you're a trustee, or member of your hospice board, we have lots of information, guidance, and advice which will help you in your role.
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On this page, hospice trustees and board members can learn how to make the most of their membership with Hospice UK.
Find out about helpful resources, events and guidance that will help you in your role.
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What's on this page
Networks and events
Connect with your fellow trustees and learn about important topics for hospice governance by attending one of our networks or events.
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Keep up to date
Signing up to Hospice Leader's Briefing will help you stay up to date with what's going on at Hospice UK and in the wider sector.
Subscribe to receive a weekly newsletter covering membership and hospice sector news.
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Inform our work
Chairs of hospice trustee boards can inform and advise on the work of Hospice UK through the Hospice Boards Council.
This council is part of our governance system. Each region of the UK has an elected member who sits on the Council. They are responsible for raising awareness of issues concerning local governance hospice care to a national level, informing and advising the work of Hospice UK and sharing information with each other.
Helpful resources
Take a look at our resources, which provide helpful guidance, information, and examples of best practice. Broaden your knowledge of hospice governance and other topics.
Data collections and benchmarking
We collect data from across the hospice sector to inform our national campaigning work and allow hospices to compare their own data to the rest of the sector.
You can use the reports and findings from our data surveys to see how your hospice fits into the national picture.
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We collect the following data from our independent charitable hospice members:
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Please encourage staff at your hospice to contribute to these surveys. Information about how to do so is on the web pages signposted above.
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You can view some of the key findings from our recent data collections on the following web pages: