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Seriously ill children not getting right care at the end of their life, new research finds

Date Posted
22 March, 2024

A new report from Together for Short Lives, the UK’s children’s palliative care charity, shows that in many places across the UK, families caring for seriously ill child cannot access the palliative and end of life care they need: Only...

Sharing international ideas

Date Posted
28 March, 2024
Author
Dr Helena Dunbar

Sharing international ideas April is set to be a really exciting month for myself and Together for Short Lives, as I have been awarded a Churchill Fellowship (supported by the Burdett Trust for Nursing) to visit Canada, and later in...

Improving digital services for healthcare professionals

Date Posted
21 March, 2024
Author
Nick Spencer

In the challenging world of children's palliative care our 10 year strategy aims to make better use of digital tools to improve access, quality and sustainability for the people who support and care for babies, children and young people with...

Our reaction to the Parliamentary report on assisted dying

Date Posted
1 March, 2024
Author
Andy Fletcher

Yesterday (Thursday 29 February) the House of Commons Health and Social Care Select Committee published its inquiry report on assisted dying and assisted suicide This is an extremely complex issue with many ethical and moral questions at its heart, not...

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