News and Comment

For the past 9 months, I have been spending my Wednesday mornings volunteering at Together for Short Lives. On my first day I didn't know what to expect. I had always had a belief that hospices were dark and gloomy...

We are thrilled to announce that Webhelp has chosen Together for Short Lives as their Charity of the Year for 2019, aiming to raise £30,000 for local children’s hospices.

Today (4 June 2019) Acorns has begun a consultation with its staff on a proposal to cease offering services from its children’s hospice facility in Walsall. Acorns currently has three hospices in Walsall, Birmingham and Worcester. If the proposal is...

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...