News and Comment

This week marks one year since the death of Charlie Gard, shortly before his first birthday. It was impossible not to be moved by this little boy, and by the passion and pain of his parents Chris Gard and Connie...

Together for Short Lives has launched a petition calling on the Government to use some of the recent £20 billion NHS funding boost to fund the lifeline services that support seriously ill children and their families. Toby Porter, Chief Executive...

Today we are launching a public campaign asking Theresa May to increase the Children's Hospice Grant, which helps fund children's hospices – vital services that seriously ill children and families rely on. As the number of children with life-limiting conditions increases, demand for children’s palliative care...

We have joined with Hospice UK and Marie Curie to warn that a pay rise for NHS staff will have damaging impact on hospices and palliative care charities in England and put vital services at risk unless they receive financial...

This Thursday, 5 July will mark the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the National Health Service (NHS). To celebrate this milestone, we wanted to highlight the great children’s palliative care delivered by the NHS, so we asked professionals to...

To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of the NHS this Thursday 5 June, we asked NHS professionals to share reflections on their roles in children’s palliative care. Here Kath Evans, Experience of Care Lead for Children, Young People...