Latest news from Hospice UK

Read all our latest news, and stories showcasing the best of hospice and end of life care.

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Ruth as a baby with her father - old photo

21 October 2021

Your stories - Ruth

At just 39, Ruth already feels like she's had a lifetime's worth of heartache having lost many members of her family. This is her story.

Woman at a garden centre - used for Compassionate Cymru

21 October 2021

Compassionate Cymru

In Wales, Hospice UK works in partnership with Compassionate Cymru to support the activities and aims of Dying Matters.

Dying Matters Chair Simon Blake

21 October 2021

Your stories - Simon

In the last six years, Dying Matters Chair Simon Blake has lost two people very close to him. He tells us why we need to change the way we deal with dying.

Simon Blake, the new Chair of Dying Matters

28 July 2021

Simon Blake OBE appointed as Chair of Dying Matters

Hospice UK is delighted to announce Simon Blake OBE as the Chair of its Dying Matters campaign.

The Welsh Government building in Cardiff, the Senedd

21 July 2021

Hospice UK launches a new FutureVision programme for Wales

A new Future Vision Cymru programme, 'Seamless and Sustainable', has been launched by Hospice UK.

Picture of a bench in a forest with sunlight streaming through

10 June 2021

My grief is my tribute to Roy

After David's partner Roy died in 2010, David experienced loneliness that felt like "a slow-burning pain". Here he shares the difficulties of grieving as an older gay man, and why ...