News and Comment

We are thrilled to announce that Lockton Charitable Association’s (Lockton Charity) has selected Together for Short Lives as its Charity of the Year.

We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Heywood Hughes has joined Together for Short Lives as our new Chair of Trustees. Andrew has extensive leadership experience across the health and charitable sectors, having previously worked as Chief Officer at Birmingham...

A new report we have released today shows that in many places across the UK, families caring for a seriously ill child cannot access the palliative and end of life care they need: The estimated gap in NHS funding for...

During her Spring Statement to the House of Commons earlier today (Wednesday 26 March), Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced that the UK Government has decided to freeze the Universal Credit (UC) health element for existing claimants until 2029/30....

Today, the Department for Work and Pensions have announced significant plans for reforming the welfare system. While we appreciate the Government’s ambition of helping people who can work to do so, we are deeply concerned about the potential impact on...

Reacting to the Prime Minister’s decision to abolish NHS England, Nick Carroll, Chief Executive of Together for Short Lives, said: “As it begins this significant reform to the way the NHS works in England, the government must put the people...