News and Comment

We are delighted to announce that burger chain, Smashburger UK, has selected Together for Short Lives as their charity partner. The new partnership will run until the end of 2020 and will span across all seven of Smashburger’s UK restaurants....

A growing shortage of skilled children’s palliative care doctors and nurses across England has reached crisis point, our new report reveals. It is leading to seriously ill children and their families missing out on crucial out of hours care and...

Together for Short Lives’ partnership with Disney and its support for the children’s hospice sector is built around making Moments that Matter for seriously ill children and their families. We want to share the exciting news that M&S has now...

As part of Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October), Kathryn Chandler-Board shares how her role as a Neonatal Link Sister at Haven House Children's Hospice is helping families caring for seriously ill babies to have greater choice in their baby’s...

2018 was a fantastic year as we pushed for change, provided support and made a lasting difference to children expected to have short lives in the UK. We are proud to have supported more children, families and professionals than ever...

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...