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This is…Children’s Hospice Week 2020 - taking place between 22 and 28 June to celebrate and raise vital funds for the 54 children’s hospices across the UK. This year the families supported by children’s hospices have felt the effects of lockdown more than...

My name is Tina. I am very proud to be a community children’s nurse working as part of the dedicated nursing team for Jessie May Hospice @ Home Service (Bristol/North Somerset/South Gloucester/BANES/Swindon/Wiltshire). I am passionate about emotional and practical support...

Disabled children and their families have been left in lockdown with vital care and support withdrawn during the coronavirus pandemic, an extensive survey by the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP) - of which Together for Short Lives is a member -...

It's just a week to go until Children's Hospice Week 2020 kicks off. We'll be celebrating the 54 Children's Hospices across the UK, and raising money to suppor the vital care they provide for seriously ill children and their families....

We are calling on NHS England to publish a long-awaited guide to help children’s hospice and palliative care services meet the needs of vulnerable and seriously ill, isolated children during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance – a standard operating procedure...

Today, in Dying Matters Week the focus is on babies who have died before birth, at the time of birth or soon after. #DyingToBeHeard highlights the importance of listening to families and what is important for them in the planning...