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End-of-life care overhaul to allow terminally ill to die at home - and avoid A&E The Government will unveil plans to improve access to end-of-life care across the country.

We will transform palliative and end-of-life care nationwide to put an end to the postcode lottery in access and quality.

Our new Modern Service Framework will ensure that everyone receives high-quality compassionate care when they need it most.

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Thank you to Rachael Maskell MP for highlighting the needs of hospices during yesterday’s parliamentary debate on the future of palliative care.

We look forward to continuing to work with government so hospices can continue delivering vital end of life care.

Spoke at the Future of Palliative Care debate, highlighting challenges facing hospices like John Taylor in Erdington.

The truth is, relying on donations is unsustainable. We need a real strategy so everyone can live, and die, with dignity.

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Pavement parking drives me nuts - if im pushing my mum in a wheelchair im not strong enough to get her up and down kerbs so this means we have to turn back. Repeatedly report to my local council and nothing happens

Amazing news for @hospiceuk.bsky.social

Hospices provide dignity and comfort at the end of life, and vital support for families and loved ones.

But they wouldn’t exist without people like you.

Leave a gift in your Will to a hospice close to your heart and help protect the future of hospice care.

www.thisishospicecare.org.uk

#ThisIsHospiceCare is back! We're bringing together 127 hospices to share the stories, moments and people that make hospice care what it is, and to ask for your help to protect it.

By leaving a Gift in your Will you can help ensure that hospice care is there for anyone who needs it.

For the second year, we’re proud to stand alongside 125+ hospices across England, Scotland and Wales for #ThisIsHospiceCare. The campaign shines a light on the compassionate, specialist care hospices provide and the incredible difference gifts in wills make. Visit stwhospice.org/giftsinwills

Thanks for highlighting - Hospices are absolutely vital to this yet 2 in 5 are planning cuts. Here at Hospice UK our campaign for fair and sustainable funding for hospices has never been so important

MSPs vote to back draft Budget as Lib Dems agree deal with Scottish Government The Lib Dems confirmed they had struck a deal on social care, hospices and hospitality.

MSPs vote to back draft Budget as Lib Dems agree deal with Scottish Government

The Lib Dems confirmed they had struck a deal on social care, hospices and hospitality.

We wholeheartedly welcome today’s increased funding for hospices in Scotland.

This funding will be instrumental to supporting progress towards the Scottish Government’s ambition for hospices to have pay parity with the NHS.

Read our full statement here: www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

Quote from Sarah Woolnough, CEO of The King's Fund, featuring image of Sarah. Quote reads: 'Cancer always feels personal – after all 1 in 2 of us will get it, we all know someone living with or who we have lost to the disease. Waiting for a cancer diagnosis or treatment is both extremely stressful and clinically significant. The success of the plan will therefore rely on a relentless focus on delivery, not often politically sexy or headline grabbing, but at the heart of improving care and impacting hundreds of thousands of lives.'

It has been a week since new the National Cancer Plan for England was published. In that time, thousands of people will have received a cancer diagnosis - a powerful reminder that behind every policy ambition lies a lived reality for patients.

👉 Read Sarah Woolnough's blog: https://bit.ly/45Ymb1r

Welsh hospice services could reduce without more funding, charity says Hospices caring for people at the end of their lives are at risk because funding is

"The fact they're not funded enough is really sad because they're vital."

9 of 14 hospices in Wales face a financial deficit next year. One has closed. Another is temporarily shut. Services people rely on are at risk because the current funding model is unsustainable.

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Hospice care faces a ‘cliff edge’ this spring Hospices are facing more serious challenges than ever before: costs are rising, demand is growing due to an ageing population, and insufficient funding means at least two in five hospices are planning cuts

Thank you to @hsj.co.uk for highlighting the serious issues facing hospices, and what needs to be actioned so they can keep delivering high-quality, vital care.

We cannot afford to let hospices fail.

Read here
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Hospices are facing a financial cliff edge. Surging costs have led to many services being cut back – just as demand is rising, fast, because of our ageing population.

Recent short-term funding for hospices in England has been a genuine help, but many hospices are running out of road.

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Government pushed on hospice nurse funding as sector faces ‘cliff edge’ Senior NHS and government officials have been challenged on the future of hospice nursing amid rising financial pressures on the sector

Government pushed on hospice nurse funding as sector faces ‘cliff edge’

Senior NHS and government officials have been challenged on the future of hospice nursing amid rising financial pressures on the sector.

#NHS #socialcare #nursing #hospices #nursing

First leukaemia patient to get pioneering drug on NHS says it is 'very sci-fi' Oscar Murphy has an aggressive form of the blood cancer and is the first to get CAR-T therapy in the UK.

Amazing to wake up to the BBC story of new treatment for ppl with aggressive blood cancer- made possible by incredible @nihr.bsky.social research www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"None of us believe that end of life care and the services to provide it is where we would like it to be... We are committed to making sure that reform happens in practise." - Samantha Jones, Permanent Secretary at the Department for Health and Social Care.

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Stronger parental leave rights to give millions of working families the “security they deserve” New day one rights to parental leave set to enter force from April.

From April, a new Bereaved Partner’s Paternity Leave will provide up to 52 weeks of leave for fathers and partners whose partner dies before their child’s first birthday - read more about the changes at www.gov.uk/government/n...

Children’s hospices like Shooting Star Hospice, which serves children in Hillingdon, face specific challenges in delivering care.

I raised these issues at this week’s Health Select Committee - good to hear these will be addressed in the Government’s review into palliative care.

Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn't be in hospital The delayed discharge challenge throws up deeper questions about the care system and co-ordination.

A third of ppl admitted to hospital are in their final year of life - we need to invest so much more in palliative care delivered in the community www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Half of UK adults worried about painful death Almost half (47%) of UK adults are worried that they or their loved ones will have a painful or undignified death, according to a survey commissioned by King’s College London.

Improving palliative and end-of-life care has never been more important.

I am thrilled to announce the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care, which will accelerate better care for dying people by closing the gap between evidence and practice.

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There are nowhere near the numbers of rehab HCPs available to support people post stroke either.

Hospice UK response to government’s further £25m investment for hospices Hospice UK response to the government’s further £25m investment in hospice care

Financial pressure is forcing many hospices to cut services.

We welcome the £25m announced today and the plans for a Modern Service Framework, but without further support, vital community services will continue to be lost.

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Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment A rising number of patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group of regional NHS leaders have been told.

@hospiceuk CEO Toby Porter highlights essential role of hospices as hospitals struggle to provide end of life care to patients www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Seasonal grief support If you’ve lost someone special, our community is here to help. Explore our resources on remembering loved ones during the holiday season, and tips to deal with grief.

Along with many essential services, hospice care continues 24/7, 365 days a year.

On this page, you can explore ways to remember loved ones during the holiday season, find grief support, and read stories from hospices at Christmas. 🧡🎄

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Powerful piece on Newsnight last night highlighting the hospice funding crisis, filmed at St Raphael's Hospice.

It was also incredibly moving to hear Sir Michael Palin share his experience of the vital care his late wife received, and to use his platform to call for urgent government support.

On the news bulletins today for capital fm, hits radio lancs & BBC Radio Lancashire talking about the new NIHR Quintet study aiming to improve the care for families whose children die suddenly and unexpectedly.