News and Comment

Luen Thompson, Chief Executive of Forget Me Not Children's Hospice, says that in Children’s Hospice Week, it’s absolutely right that we ask ourselves the very ethical question about how we fund the support offered to children with palliative care needs...

NHS and local council cuts are hitting lifeline care for seriously ill children, a survey of 27 children’s hospices in England carried out by charity Together for Short Lives has shown. The news comes as NHS England chief executive Simon...

Tackling misconceptions has always been an important part of Children's Hospice Week. It's our responsibility to ensure that families across the UK have a full picture of what children's palliative care is, and how it works. That's why, earlier in...

For almost a year now, Rachel Wright, Family Communications Co-ordinator at East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) has been working on a participatory photography project called "The H Word", designed to support families, raise awareness and tackle misconceptions about children's hospice...

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Cambridge has sent a message of support to celebrate and mark Children’s Hospice Week. Children’s Hospice Week (17-23 June) is organised by Together for Short Lives and is the only week in the year...

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...