News and Comment

Reacting to Budget 2025, Nick Carroll, Chief Executive of Together for Short Lives said: “Seriously ill children need access to high quality hospice and palliative care which is funded sustainably by the NHS and local councils. Yet too often, the...

The pioneering ‘Kentown Children’s Palliative Care Programme’ has filled a critical gap in care and support for seriously ill children and their families, an independent evaluation has found. The pilot, a collaboration between Together for Short Lives, Rainbow Trust Children’s...

Reacting to today's written statement announcing that the UK Government is developing a new modern service framework for palliative and end of life care in England, Nick Carroll, Chief Executive of Together for Short Lives said: “The news that ministers...

The life of a disabled boy, Alex, who died aged 14 is being commemorated in a short animation narrated by the actor Hugh Bonneville, known for his leading roles in Downton Abbey, Notting Hill, and Paddington. Created to launch our...

This autumn has already brought a flurry of policy developments for seriously ill children and their families—and there’s still more to come. So far, we’ve seen multi-year NHS funding announced for children’s hospices in England, a new palliative care strategy...

We welcome the UK Government's announcement that it will maintain and increase ringfenced NHS funding for children’s hospices in England, formerly known as the Children’s Hospice Grant, over a three-year period, beginning in 2026/27. The funding is currently worth £26...