Hospice UK National Conference

Hospice UK’s CEO, Toby Porter, reflects on challenges and opportunities in hospice care at the 2024 National Conference.

Hospice UK's National Conference 2026 will take place in Liverpool from 16 – 18 November.

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A photo showing the ACC in Liverpool, venue of the 2023 National Conference

National Conference: Register your interest

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Get involved in our 2026 National Conference

Bookings for our 2026 National Conference will open in spring.

In the meantime, find out about the other ways you can be involved in our National Conference: from submitting an abstract for oral or poster presentation through our call for papers, to sponsorship opportunities, the Hospice UK Awards.

Call for papers

Call for Papers

Contribute to our National Conference by displaying a poster or giving an oral presentation.
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Rachel Overfield, CEO of Compton Care Hospice, collects the Anne, Duchess of Norfolk Volunteer of the Year Award 2024 on behalf of Harbhajan Surj

Hospice UK Awards

The Hospice UK Awards celebrate the innovative work taking place in hospices and palliative care organisations across the UK, and the people involved with them.
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Working with Hospice UK is a great way to promote your business to hospice and palliative care organisations via our sponsorship opportunities

Commercial Opportunities

Explore sponsorship possibilities to engage with 200+ members of Hospice UK through our conferences, events, webinars and newsletter opportunities.
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National Conference 2025

Our 2025 National Conference took place at the ACC in Liverpool from 25-27 November, titled Collective Strength, Compassionate Care.

Bringing people together from across the sector, our 2025 conference celebrated the power of our movement, and the quality, patient-centred care that is at the heart of all that we do.

Following our engagement with delegates last year, the theme of our National Conference 2025 was again guided by our strategy, focusing on 3 key themes: equity, sustainability, quality.  

St Lukes Plymouth

"Stepping out of the day-to-day to focus on the bigger picture of hospice care in the UK keeps us tuned in to mutual challenges, such as current financial pressures, and lets us be inspired by some of the amazing innovative work being done by other hospice teams, health and care partners and academic researchers."

- Jackie Butler, St Luke's Hospice Plymouth. 
 

Read more about her team's visit to last year's National Conference

2025 highlights

Toby Porter opens National Conference 2025
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Toby Porter opens Hospice UK National Conference 2025

Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK, opens Hospice UK's 2025 National Conference with a rallying call for the sector to keep using its collective voice.
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Stephen Kinnock at Hospice UK National Conference 2025 (credit Fotopia)
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National Conference 2025: Stephen Kinnock MP delivers keynote speech

Stephen Kinnock, Minister of State for Care, delivered keynote at Hospice UK's National Conference in Liverpool.
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Innovation in Income Generation award 2025
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Hospice UK 2025 Award Winners announced

Hospice UK has announced the winners of its 2025 Awards at the annual National Conference. The awards are kindly supported by the National Garden Scheme.
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