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There is a perfect storm brewing for children’s palliative care. We know that the number of children living with life-limiting illnesses is growing and that many children are living longer. We suspect, from what we observe that the clinical and...

We are now one year into the Improving Transitions for Young People Programme, which has funded ten projects to pilot new ways to address the cliff edge in care experienced by young adults with life-limiting conditions in their transition from...

On Wednesday we were delighted to take part in the 4th annual GFI Charity Day, hosted to commemorate the 9/11 attacks. The day sees leading brokerage company GFI, part of the BGC group, welcome charities and their ambassadors onto our...

Together for Short Lives has called on ministers to use a review of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) in England announced today (6 September) to bring about a fully joined-up system for seriously ill children. Despite positive progress since...

Announcing plans to increase government expenditure on the “people’s priorities” by £13.8 billion during 2020/21, Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid claimed that the government’s Spending Round was “turning the page on austerity”. However, with no mention of children’s palliative...

Announcing this week’s fast-tracked government Spending Round for 2020/21 Sajid Javid, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, promised to “clear the ground ahead of Brexit” while delivering on people’s priorities of schools, policing, health and defence. For seriously ill children and...