News and Comment

Today the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Hospice and Palliative Care heard how Government, the NHS and professionals can improve care and support to young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. The recommendations put to the group were drawn...

2012 sees the return of ITV's charity appeal Text Santa, which promises to deliver some of the most exciting and anticipated television over the Christmas period, whilst also raising money for six UK based charities. A raft of ITV's most...

Together for Short Lives has produced a briefing on how to use the data published in the recent study by University of Leeds about the prevalence of children and young people with life-limiting conditions in the UK. The briefing provides...

Young people with palliative care needs from all over the country are travelling to London today (Wednesday) to take part in two days of events at which they will meet with ministers and health and social care professionals to tell...

Commenting on today's announcement of the sites for the Palliative Care Funding Pilots, Together for Short Lives Chief Executive Barbara Gelb said: "Today's announcement of a crucial pilot to focus on children's palliative care involving a consortium of four areas...

The number of children with conditions such as muscular dystrophy, neurodegenerative disorders or severe cerebral palsy who are surviving into adulthood has been underestimated, a new study shows. Research led from the University of Leeds, has shown that the number...