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As part of Hospice Care Week we share a fascinating and insightful recount of life and death from Sophia, a former hairdresser turned palliative care nurse

Hospice care stories

13 October 2022

Hospice Care in Focus: Putting dying back into living

As part of Hospice Care Week we share a fascinating and insightful recount of life and death from Sophia, a former hairdresser turned palliative care nurse.

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11 October 2022

Hospice Care in Focus: Equality, diversity and inclusion

Hospice UK’s Hospice Care Week is an opportunity to shine a light on the incredible work of hospices across the UK in opening up end of life care for all. Over 200 hospices work ...

Hospice Care in Focus: end of life care and homelessness - St Gemma's Hospice

Hospice care stories

10 October 2022

Hospice Care in Focus: End of life care and homelessness

Over the past few years, St Gemma's Hospice in Yorkshire delivered a project to address end of life care for people experiencing homelessness.

03 October 2022

Hospice UK joins forces with the Death Festival

As the charity partner of Death Festival, Hospice UK brings voices, experience and expertise from its Dying Matters campaign to help change the conversation about death and dying.

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16 August 2022

Laughing about death?

The East African Education Foundation were awarded a grant to produce a one-off comedy and information event around the theme of death, grief and end of life care planning.

Your stories - Terri & Kathy

11 August 2022

Your stories - Terri & Kathy

Kathy’s family wanted to spend quality time with her as she died, but suddenly and unexpectedly became her carers instead. Her sister Terri believes that an overstretched and dis...