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30 June 2022

Successful projects announced by Dying Matters Community Grants Programme

We are pleased to announce the four successful projects to receive funding from the Dying Matters Community Grants programme in 2022.

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29 June 2022

Hospice UK pays tribute to Dame Deborah James

We are very sorry to hear of the death of Dame Deborah James, and send our condolences to her family and loved ones.

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29 June 2022

Hospice UK announces new Chief Executive

Hospice UK has announced today (29 June 2022) the appointment of Toby Porter as its new Chief Executive.

In the second of a two-part blog Hospice UK's Interim Chief Executive Craig Duncan shares some of the common self-reported reasons why hospices found themselves towards the bottom of the Hospice Financial Sustainability Index

13 June 2022

Lessons from the Hospice Financial Sustainability Index part 2

Hospice UK’s Financial Sustainability Index seeks to help hospices understand their financial performance relative to their peers. In the second of a two-part blog Hospice UK's I...

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09 June 2022

Hospice care in focus: promoting equality

Through our partnership with the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF, the Freemasons’ charity), St Luke's Hospice in Winsford received £22,000 towards promoting equality and incr...

Hospice UK's Interim Chief Executive Craig Duncan shares his interpretation of Hospice UK's Hospice Finance Sustainability Index

06 June 2022

Lessons from the Hospice Financial Sustainability Index part 1

Only a quarter of all UK hospices are in a strong financial position, and a quarter are classified as being under 'severe financial stress'. Hospice UK's Interim Chief Executive Cr...