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A young volunteer at Saint Francis Hospice

Hospice care stories

05 June 2025

Supporting people as a volunteer counsellor is so rewarding

Ellie Kadir, 27, is in the second year of her degree in integrative counselling. Here she shares why volunteering as a counsellor at Saint Francis Hospice is so rewarding.

The equality gap in caring - carers week

04 June 2025

The equality gap in caring

This week is Carer’s Week—and it’s time we start talking more openly about something that affects millions of people but is still so often invisible: the equality gap in cari...

Vote for the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion in the BBC/RHS People's Choice Awards at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

29 May 2025

From sketch to showground: Hospice UK at RHS Chelsea Flower Show

The Garden of Compassion marked a once-in-a-lifetime experience where hospice care took centre stage at one of the world’s most iconic gardening events.

19 May 2025

In bloom: Hospice UK's Garden of Compassion unveiled at RHS Chelsea

Hospice UK’s Garden of Compassion, fully funded by Project Giving Back, has been unveiled at the world-famous RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, raising the profile of the UK’s 200+...

Hear from Martin, at St Cuthbert's Hospice, about the joy of being a volunteer hospice gardener, as the team prepares for the arrival of the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion after RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025

Hospice care stories

16 May 2025

A Day in the Life of a Volunteer Hospice Gardener

Hear from Martin, at St Cuthbert's Hospice, about the joy of being a volunteer hospice gardener, as the team prepares for the arrival of the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion.

Patients at St Christopher’s Hospice get together to paint ‘Together Pebbles’ for the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 – with the help of comedian Tom Allen

15 May 2025

Special guest joins St Christopher’s patients to paint Together Pebbles

Patients at St Christopher’s Hospice get together to paint ‘Together Pebbles’ for the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion – with the help of comedian Tom Allen.