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Your personal life, your health and your home life are confidential to you. You do not have to share any information you don’t want to

22 March 2023

5 Mistakes to avoid when speaking to a bereaved colleague (and what to say instead)

Have you ever been unsure of what to say to a bereaved colleague? Here are two versions of the same story: one with 'mistakes', and one with best practice, to show you the impact o...

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15 March 2023

Hospice UK responds to the Spring Budget

Hospice UK responds to the Spring Budget.

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01 March 2023

Report by MPs looks at end of life care during the pandemic

A new report by a group of MPs looks at palliative care during the Covid-19 pandemic and makes recommendations for how it could be improved.

Cath Allwood, who donated her book profits to Hospice UK

13 February 2023

Why I fundraise: Cath's story

Writing as Kate Forrest, Cath Allwood kindly decided to donate all the proceeds from her book to Hospice UK in memory of her friend Alison, who spent her last months in a North Lon...

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26 January 2023

Welsh inquiry examines end of life care during the pandemic

A new report by a cross-party group of MSs has looked at experiences of palliative and end-of-life care in the community during the pandemic, revealing the difficulties experienced...

Read how a Dying Matters Community Grant has enabled people in Brighton to start conversations about death in a virtual videogame world

26 January 2023

1,000 Conversations about Death: a video game revolution

Read how a Dying Matters Community Grant has enabled people in Brighton to start conversations about death in a virtual videogame world.