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Call on your MP to stand up for hospices in Westminster

19 December 2024

Hospice UK responds to announcement of additional government funding for hospices

Hospice UK responds to today's announcement by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care of additional support for the hospice sector.

Wales Manifesto, Senedd building

10 December 2024

Hospice UK response to Welsh Government’s £3m recurring funding announcement

Hospice UK response to Welsh Government’s £3m recurring funding announcement

“1 in 64”: the challenge facing one UK hospice

09 December 2024

“1 in 64”: the challenge facing one UK hospice

Find out how Keech Hospice Care is helping to bring hospice services to people experiencing homelessness with a grant from the Masonic Charitable Foundation.

Hospice UK warns of '300 closed beds' in English hospices

04 December 2024

Hospice UK warns of '300 closed beds' in English hospices

Around 300 hospice inpatient beds are currently closed or out of use in England, primarily due to lack of funding and staff, Hospice UK has warned.

Scottish parliament

04 December 2024

Hospice UK responds to draft Scottish budget

The draft Scottish budget published today included recognition that Scotland's hospices need more support, but little clarity on what the funding announced is intended to cover.

Anthony's sister Karlet tells the story of how St Ann’s Hospice helped bring Christmas Day forward for the whole family to make some special memories together before he died

Hospice care stories

02 December 2024

Anthony's Christmas Day in October

Anthony's sister Karlet tells the story of how St Ann’s Hospice helped bring Christmas Day forward for the whole family to make some special memories together before he died.