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05 March 2021

Supporting the hospice from the wards to the board

Ranjita Sen is the Director of Applications Support, Performance Information at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London. She first heard about her local hospice in Essex when she was giv...

Scotland Manifesto, Scottish parliament building

24 February 2021

Manifesto Priorities for Scottish Parliament Elections 2021

As Scotland gears up for its elections this May, we have a chance to reflect and learn from COVID - and to ask how we can become a nation where everyone experiencing death, dying a...

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24 February 2021

A valuable friendship at the end of life

Delia and Peggy met when they were matched by St Clare Hospice’s Compassionate Neighbours project. Due to Covid-19 restrictions they got to know each other over the phone, but th...

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on a Zoom call with Just B

15 January 2021

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge speak to Just 'B' team

On Wednesday 13 January, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge heard about the crucial mental health support being provided for frontline workers during the pandemic by Hospice UK’s ...

13 January 2021

Paul Jennings appointed as Chair of Hospice UK

Chief Executive of NHS Birmingham and Solihull CCG, Paul Jennings appointed as Chair of Hospice UK

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12 January 2021

“Saying goodbye during lockdown was devastating, but the hospice helped us through it”

After Adam Watkinson’s wife Sue was admitted to St Giles Hospice in March last year, he faced the heartbreaking situation of being separated from her because of Covid-19.