Together for Short Lives has backed MPs’ calls for the nursing workforce in England to be expanded at scale and pace - and for more action to reassure overseas nurses that they will be welcome in the UK once it has left...

“Make an excellent plan for your child’s end of life as soon as possible and then forget about it and just live and follow your child in whatever they want to do. A good death is priceless.” Sacha Langton-Gilks, Parent....

Sacha Langton-Gilks is mother to DD, Rufus and Holly. Her son DD (David) was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2007, and died in 2012 aged 16 years. Sacha’s blog is based on the theme of her book Follow the Child,...

MPs and peers issue call for evidence on palliative care choices for babies, children and young people. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Children Who Need Palliative Care has today (24 November) launched an inquiry on the extent to which the government...

The Budget delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer this afternoon was trailed as one which would mean Britain is ‘fit for the future’ however it represents a missed opportunity to improve palliative care and support for the 49,000+ seriously ill...

UK children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives has expressed its disappointment that the government seems to be missing an important opportunity to end the crisis in children’s social care funding. This follows the government's announcement on 17 November that...