4 Key challenges for end of life care
Today I am going to set out four points and with them four challenges – by addressing each I think we can help to improve the quality of care at the end of life. But before we turn to them...
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Today I am going to set out four points and with them four challenges – by addressing each I think we can help to improve the quality of care at the end of life. But before we turn to them...
Caring for a child with a life-shortening condition turns family life upside down. Parents don’t always know what support is available to them and so may not get the help and advice they so desperately need. Together for Short Lives has produced a...
Our resource is designed to support clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and local authorities in England to effectively commission palliative care for children and young people aged 0–25. Produced as part of our Department for Education-funded special educational needs and disability (SEND)...
Together for Short Lives has welcomed the Government’s decision to award millions of pounds to children’s hospices to improve the physical environments in which they provide care. The Government has made £60million available to all adult’s and children’s hospices in...
There are 49,000 children and young people in the UK living with a life-shortening condition – and the number is rising. The impact on families caring for a seriously ill child can be enormous, with an estimated 100,000 parents and...
Together for Short Lives, the UK charity for children with life-shortening conditions, is calling on the parties in the Scottish Parliament to commit to better palliative care for children in their upcoming election manifestos. There are estimated to be over...
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