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Together For Short Lives

03 November 2020

Together for Short Lives launches live chat for families feeling isolated

Together for Short Lives has launched a live chat service for families with terminally ill children who are worried about Covid-19.

30 October 2020

On the frontline: “Listening to patients’ stories is a privilege"

Liz Maitland is the Chaplain at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice in West Yorkshire. She has worked at the hospice for 11 years, providing spiritual support to patients, families, carer...

St Christopher's Hospice young people's summer school

28 October 2020

The course inspiring young people to support others at the end of life

St Christopher’s Hospice in south east London have been running a summer school for young people interested in end of life care for the last six years.

Jane Harris

27 October 2020

Grief & Covid: “Don’t try to find answers”

It was a decade ago when Jane Harris and her partner Jimmy Edmonds lost their 22-year-old son Josh in a road accident, while he was travelling through south east Asia.

Jonathan Riordan, Consultant in Palliative Care at St Clare Hospice in Essex

23 October 2020

On the frontline: “We must look after ourselves to be strong enough to care for others”

Jonathan Riordan is a Consultant in Palliative Care at St Clare Hospice in Essex. His role is usually split between working with patients in the community, on the hospice’s Inpat...

Andrew Hedger

23 October 2020

Hospice care at home is more important than ever during Covid-19

With the outbreak of COVID-19 the importance of hospices is proving to be greater than ever. The Hedger family had first-hand experience of this valuable service after their 33-yea...