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"We are referring you to a children’s hospice…" These are not the words that you would associate with your beautiful newborn baby. After two months in the NICU we were expecting to take our baby home like every other family,...

Ever wondered what would be top of flamboyant interior designer and beloved TV personality, Laurence Llewelyn Bowen’s weekly shopping list? Apples and… bananas? Bread? Bovril? Turns out his must-have at the local supermarket is in fact baroque wallpaper – fancy!...

Welcome news for families caring for seriously ill children and children’s hospices today as a brand new partnership launches between supermarket giant, Morrisons and Together for Short Lives. Together for Short Lives and Morrisons are set to raise vital funds...

We welcome a new law which will introduce the right to two weeks’ statutory paid leave for parents following the death of a child or a stillbirth later this year. The Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay Bill passed its final...

Following the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care’s decision to consult on removing the legal requirement for COVID vaccinations for health and care professionals in England from April 2022, Together for Short Lives has called on the government...

Together for Short Lives has welcomed the government’s decision to allocate £30 million for additional short breaks for respite for families with disabled children in England. The charity is calling on the local authorities to use the funding to make...