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Read the latest news about Together for Short Lives and children’s palliative care. For press enquiries see our Media Centre.

Taking on the Hadrian’s Wall challenge

Date Posted
1 May, 2019
Author
Andy Fletcher, CEO

The May Day bank holiday is normally a chance I grab to relax and kick back with my family – but not this year. Instead, I’ll be taking the Hadrian’s Wall challenge and trekking 100 miles alongside Dom Jordan, the...

United for young adults living with complex and life-limiting conditions

Date Posted
3 April, 2019
Author
Dr Jo Elverson

St Oswald’s Hospice, based in Newcastle upon Tyne has launched a pilot outpatient clinic to support young adults with complex and life-limiting conditions who are moving from children’s to adult health services, as well as GPs and other healthcare professionals...

Watchdog praises Welsh children’s hospices

Date Posted
1 April, 2019

Together for Short Lives has welcomed an independent review which has found that high quality care is available to seriously ill young people at Wales’ children’s hospices. However, the charity has called on Welsh ministers to take action to make...

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