The Scottish Government has announced that bereaved parents will no longer be charged by local authorities to bury their children. The SNP administration has committed £500,000 to pay for the fees, helping to mitigate some of the financial pressures that...

If passed by Parliament, The Terminal Illness (Provision of Palliative Care and Support for Carers) Bill, will require comprehensive palliative care to be provided to terminally ill people of all ages. It would also aim to create a more co-operative...

During a parliamentary debate on the Parental Bereavement (Leave and Pay) Bill, MPs highlighted calls made by Together for Short Lives and others for a more flexible system of parental bereavement leave. The bill, which proposes a new right to...

Together for Short Lives has backed MPs’ calls for the nursing workforce in England to be expanded at scale and pace - and for more action to reassure overseas nurses that they will be welcome in the UK once it has left...

“Make an excellent plan for your child’s end of life as soon as possible and then forget about it and just live and follow your child in whatever they want to do. A good death is priceless.” Sacha Langton-Gilks, Parent....

MPs and peers issue call for evidence on palliative care choices for babies, children and young people. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Children Who Need Palliative Care has today (24 November) launched an inquiry on the extent to which the government...