News and Comment

We are calling on NHS England to publish a long-awaited guide to help children’s hospice and palliative care services meet the needs of vulnerable and seriously ill, isolated children during the coronavirus pandemic. The guidance – a standard operating procedure...

Today, in Dying Matters Week the focus is on babies who have died before birth, at the time of birth or soon after. #DyingToBeHeard highlights the importance of listening to families and what is important for them in the planning...

Premier Foods, a leading British food manufacturer, has today welcomed Together for Short Lives as its new charity partner. To celebrate the start of this special partnership, Premier Foods has put together care hampers that have been delivered to children’s...

My eyes might sting with tears the second that I say her name, but please do not let that stop you asking me about my daughter and if the tears flow, please keep talking to me. My daughter died aged...

Rachel Thompson, mum to Frank, talks candidly about the impact of Covid-19 on her family, their fears and what it means for caring for a child with a life-limiting condition. Rachel’s blog, where she shares her thoughts on how Covid-19...

The Good Grief Project presents a lockdown conversation between bereaved mothers Jane Harris and Lizzie Pickering about the world they find themselves in following the outbreak of COVID-19.