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In June 2018, we published the fourth edition of the Guide to Children’s Palliative Care, a resource that’s been referred to as the “industry bible”. We’d like to know whether that’s still the case. Do professionals across the globe still...

Thinking about your own child’s death and funeral is unbearable. But for some people it is a reality. Every year in England and Wales just over 5000 children die and, while it may be difficult to think or talk about,...

Caroline Porter has 30 year's nursing experience under her belt, but recently took part in a programme that she describes as one of the most beneficial and worthwhile experiences of her whole career. Here she shares her reflections on working...

Nick Carroll is named as the new Director of Fundraising for Together for Short Lives. Nick Carroll joins the charity following his previous role as Director of Fundraising and Marketing for the international development charity, Send a Cow. Nick brings...

UK children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives has expressed its concern at new figures published by Hospice UK which show that nearly a third (28%) of hospices are cutting or planning to cut services for seriously ill people...

MPs have renewed calls for the long-delayed children’s funeral fund to be urgently implemented in England. The commitment, which will see local authority fees waived for children’s funerals, was made in April last year following a powerful campaign by Carolyn...