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Read the latest news about Together for Short Lives and children’s palliative care. For press enquiries see our Media Centre.

We welcome ministerial decision to increase children’s hospice funding in England

Date Posted
16 October, 2025

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...

Dr Lisa Kauffmann

Date Posted
9 October, 2025

Together for Short Lives is deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of our former Chair of Trustees, Dr Lisa Kauffmann MB BS, MSc, FRCPCH, Dip Pall Med. Dr Kauffmann joined us as Chair in March 2023 and served...

Lisa Kauffmann, Consultant Paediatrician: a tribute

Date Posted
9 October, 2025
Author
Baroness Hilary Cass and Professor Judith Ellis

On 3 October 2025 we lost Lisa Kauffmann, a paediatrician who was quiet, self-effacing, and never made herself the centre of attention – and yet she was extraordinary, both as a leader and a clinician, and influenced so many lives....

Jersey holds a special place in our heart

Date Posted
1 October, 2025

We all know how tricky summer holidays can be when you have a child with a life-limiting condition. Will we be able to cope? Does the hotel have a nearby hospital? Does it have a ceiling tracking and a hoist,...

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