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Government's drive towards Brexit mustn’t put the brakes on much needed reform for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Together for Short Lives has expressed its disappointment that some of the good commitments made in the Conservative Party manifesto which...

As we digest the outcome of the 2017 General Election we should also reflect on commitments on palliative and hospice care made by some of the parties in their manifestos. This cross-party recognition is good news for the 49,000 children...

Simon Cowell hosts glittering Midsummer Ball to raise funds for Together for Short Lives Patron Simon Cowell is hosting a spectacular Midsummer Ball for Together for Short Lives in support of our work with the UK’s sickest children and their...

On the 31st December 2012 Leah, the second eldest of our four children, celebrated her fifteenth birthday. This was also when I took her to our GP regarding some minor ailments. Our GP did some blood tests, the results of...

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge has recorded a personal video message to celebrate and mark the beginning of Children’s Hospice Week.

Together for Short Lives has welcomed the opportunity to help shape the new quality standard for children’s palliative care, which represents another positive step forward for care and support for children with life-limiting conditions. In our response to the National Institute for...