237 results for 'verification of death'

Grandmother holds her young granddaughter

Choosing to refuse treatment

This page has information for both patients and their relatives about deciding to refuse treatment.

Resources to help your organisation get involved with Dying Matters Awareness Week

Awareness Week resources for organisations

Resources to help your organisation get involved with this year's Dying Matters Awareness Week, from 5-11 May 2025.

Hospice care stories

20 January 2021

Suffolk hospice launches online service to help with bereavement

St Elizabeth Hospice in Suffolk has launched a free online bereavement support service after receiving a grant from Hospice UK.

Patricia's Dying Matters Awareness Week story - this photo is from her archives

06 May 2024

Patricia's Dying Matters Awareness Week story

Patricia lives with an incurable illness. For Dying Matters Awareness Week she shares her thoughts about dying - not knowing how long she has left to live.

Older man and younger man talking

Supporting someone who is grieving

It can be very difficult to know what to say or do when someone you know is grieving. You might worry that you are being intrusive, or are saying the wrong thing. However it is bet...

Hospice UK Chair Paul Jennings writes a commentary piece in response to the Nuffield Trust's research report, 'Support at the end of life'

19 May 2022

Paul Jennings: how hospices responded to the pandemic

Hospice UK Chair Paul Jennings writes a commentary piece in response to the Nuffield Trust's research report, 'Support at the end of life'.