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A new legal duty on the NHS in England to plan and fund palliative care has moved a step closer following peers’ decision to add a key government amendment to the Health and Care Bill last night. Lord Kamall’s amendment...

Lord Kamall, the government’s health and care minister in the House of Lords, has tabled an amendment to the Health and Care Bill which would specifically require integrated care boards (ICBs) to commission palliative care. We have been campaigning for...

More families with seriously ill children will be able to access vital information and emotional support, thanks to a grant of £40,000 from Bristol Freemasons to Together for Short Lives. Our free-to-use specialist helpline is staffed by trained experts who...

"We are referring you to a children’s hospice…" These are not the words that you would associate with your beautiful newborn baby. After two months in the NICU we were expecting to take our baby home like every other family,...

Ever wondered what would be top of flamboyant interior designer and beloved TV personality, Laurence Llewelyn Bowen’s weekly shopping list? Apples and… bananas? Bread? Bovril? Turns out his must-have at the local supermarket is in fact baroque wallpaper – fancy!...

Welcome news for families caring for seriously ill children and children’s hospices today as a brand new partnership launches between supermarket giant, Morrisons and Together for Short Lives. Together for Short Lives and Morrisons are set to raise vital funds...