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Call on your MP to stand up for hospices in Westminster
Press Release

Report finds current set up of hospice funding 'not fit for purpose'

A new report has found that despite a law passed in 2022, the way hospice services are commissioned in England is not fit for purpose.
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The newly-published Hospice Health Report sets out how hospice fundraising teams have weathered the storm of the pandemic, but face significant challenges in the coming years
Finance

Hospice Health Report 2024: Helping hospices work towards success and sustainability

The newly-published Hospice Health Report sets out how hospice fundraising teams have weathered the storm of the pandemic, but face significant challenges in the coming years.
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Philip and Shirley from the What Matters Most project
News

What Matters Most when you’re dying?

Hospice UK and Marie Curie have partnered with Same But Different to create an honest, raw, and inspiring account of what matters most to people at the end of life.
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Tips to help anyone dealing with grief on Blue Monday and the New Year
Dying Matters

Dealing with grief on 'Blue Monday' and the New Year

Some simple tips from our member hospices to help you get through not just January, but any time of year, if you’re struggling with your grief.
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‘They were there when I needed them most’: MCF grant supports children’s hospice communities
Grants

‘They were there when I needed them most’: MCF grant supports children’s hospice communities

How a Masonic Charitable Foundation grant has helped Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice expand their engagement with the wide and diverse communities in West Yorkshire.
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Tony Collins, who received an OBE in the New Year's Honours List
Press Release

Hospice UK Deputy Chair recognised in New Year’s Honours List

Tony Collins, Deputy Chair of Hospice UK, has been awarded an OBE in the 2024 New Year's Honours List for services to healthcare and community.
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