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Press Release

Unsustainable funding puts Welsh hospice care at risk

Hospices in Wales are calling for Welsh Government to urgently work with them to protect vital end of life and palliative care services, as a new data from Hospice UK reveals inpat...
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Volunteer Gardener of the Year award 2025
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“Winning Volunteer Gardener of the Year Award: it’s a team effort”

Penny Hall is the 2025 winner of Hospice UK's Volunteer Gardener of the Year Award. Her personal connection to St Raphael's Hospice has led to volunteering there, day in, day out.
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Hospice care doesn’t stop at Christmas, when dedicated staff go the extra mile to give patients and their loved ones the gift of happy memories, and quality time together
Hospice care stories

How hospices give the gift of time at Christmas

Hospice care doesn’t stop at Christmas, when dedicated staff go the extra mile to give patients and their loved ones the gift of happy memories, and quality time together.
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Press Release

Response to the Independent Investigation into NHS Scotland

Response to the Independent Investigation into NHS Scotland
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Lucy Carpenter and Jacqueline Gaffin
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Compassionate Employers Podcast

Our very own Lucy Carpenter, speaks to Jacqueline Gaffin, Head of People and Culture and Catherine Bosworth, Director of Income Generation and Grants for National Grief Awareness W...
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Welfare support at hospices - Big Give
Hospice care stories

Taking away financial worry at the hardest times

We spoke to two hospice welfare advisers, Chloe and Sandra, about the difference their work makes for patients and families.
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