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Jay loved football and was a very likeable man

27 July 2023

‘Shine like the stars’: Jo and Jay’s story

Jo and Jay were leading a happy life with their two sons when Jay started having trouble swallowing food. What followed tested their resolve in unimaginably difficult ways. This is...

Female nurse taking care of a senior man

Implementing a nurse preceptorship programme

Rainbows Hospice developed a preceptorship programme to support newly qualified nurses.

Call on your MP to stand up for hospices in Westminster

Assisted Dying Legislation - Join our consultation group

Hospice UK will be consulting with all our members in England and Wales over the coming months, asking you to help shape our response to the proposed legislation on assisted dying.

a woman with blonde hair kisses a baby's head

10 February 2022

Your stories - Wendy's reflection on grief

Being a professional eulogist, Wendy thought talking about her experiences of grief would come easily, but like so many of us, she found the uniqueness of grief, and its continuati...

Katie Hart

18 June 2020

On the frontline: “Patients feel robbed of time with their families, I’m here to reassure them”

Katie Hart has been a nurse at Wigan & Leigh Hospice since 2017. As a member of the Hospice Nurse Specialist team she cares for some of the most vulnerable patients in the comm...

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

05 May 2025

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.