Dying Matters

Hospice UK’s Dying Matters campaign is working with you to create an open culture in which we’re comfortable talking about death, dying and grief.

Hospice UK’s Dying Matters campaign is working with you to create an open culture in which we’re comfortable talking about death, dying and grief
Dying Matters is Hospice UK's flagship national campaign. Working in partnership with grassroots communities around the UK, it aims to get people talking and sharing stories openly about dying and grief, to reduce the associated stress, stigma and social isolation

What is Dying Matters?

Dying Matters is a campaign run by the charity, Hospice UK. We work with organisations, decision makers and the public to make things better for people who are dying or grieving.  

Right now we don’t have the right language to talk about death. And this means that not everyone gets the support that suits them as they approach the end of life. We want to see a world where people live well until the very end.  

Join the Dying Matters community and receive regular updates from the campaign.

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Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026

Every year, people around the UK use Dying Matters Awareness Week as a moment to encourage all communities to get talking in whatever way, shape or form works for them. 

This year, Dying Matters Awareness Week will take place from the 4-10 May 2026. Resources on how you can get involved and show your support will be released soon.

Why is Dying Matters Awareness Week so important?

Get involved

There are many ways you can get involved with Dying Matters, from sharing your own story with us and exploring our useful resources to signing up to receive our emails and taking our Compassionate Superpower quiz.

The Dying Matters Community Grants Programme – supported by Dignity Funerals – funds creative community projects that start conversations about death and grief

Community Grants Programme

The Dying Matters Community Grants Programme, supported by Dignity, funds creative community projects that start conversations about death and grief.
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Share your story for Dying Matters Awareness Week

Share your story

Real stories and personal experiences can break down barriers and help people feel less alone. Will you share yours?
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Join Dying Matters

We’ll inspire and help you to have those difficult conversations in your family, with your friends, and in your community.
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Dying Matters Resources from Hospice UK: a girl holding a coffee cup looks out of a window

Dying Matters Resources

Talking about death and dying can be tough. Our Dying Matters resources will help you, your family and friends to start the conversation.
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For Dying Matters Awareness Week (5 - 11 May 2025), communities across the UK will come together to break the stigma around death, dying and grief - around the theme of The Culture of Dying Matters

Dying Matters Awareness Week

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026 will take place from the 4-10 May. Further information and how you can get involved will be released soon.
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Dying Matters Resources from Hospice UK: a girl holding a coffee cup looks out of a window

Dying Matters Resources

Talking about death and dying can be tough. Our Dying Matters resources will help you, your family and friends to start the conversation.

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Latest from Dying Matters

The latest news and events from us here.

Christmas can be an incredibly tough time if you're without a loved one. Dying Matters supporters share who they're remembering this year.
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Who I’m remembering this Christmas

Christmas can be an incredibly tough time if you're without a loved one. Dying Matters supporters share who they're remembering this year.
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A Dying Matters supporter explains why celebrating and upholding her Grandad’s culture was an important decision for the family when he was nearing the end of his life
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We wanted to celebrate Grandad’s culture when he was dying

A Dying Matters supporter explains why celebrating and upholding her Grandad’s culture was an important decision for the family when he was nearing the end of his life.
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I broke five cultural rules to honour my mother’s final wishes

Marilou shares her personal experience of caring for her mother who was dying in the Philippines – and how she had to break cultural norms to do it.
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