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Together for Short Lives is calling on the government to get serious about proper funding for children’s palliative care. The 40,000 babies, children and young people in England with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions have some of the most complex health...

Together for Short Lives has welcomed the news that the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill has now passed its third reading in the House of Lords. This was the bill's final Parliamentary stage and it will become law when...

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...