Hospice UK

Welsh Government has announced £5.5 million in funding for hospices across Wales — providing essential support at a time when services are under intense pressure from rising costs and growing demand. The £5.5m cash injection, which is in addition to the £3 million uplift in recurrent funding in the 2025–26 budget, will help Wales’ 12 NHS-commissioned hospices, manage financial pressures and ensure staff are paid fairly. Matthew Brindley, Policy and Advocacy Manager for Wales at Hospice UK, welcomed the announcement: “This will come as a huge relief to hospice charities… particularly in meeting the need to pay staff a fair salary that keeps pace with their NHS colleagues.” Liz Booyse, Chair of Hospices Cymru, added: “Our services provide vital care to over 20,000 children and adults each year. This funding is a significant step forward.” While this is a positive development, both Hospice UK and Hospices Cymru emphasise the need for a sustainable, long-term funding model to ensure hospices can continue delivering high-quality, compassionate care for years to come. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e8kia_b6

People working in hospices and other care settings often experience death in their workplace. But this doesn’t mean each death is easier to cope with. To coincide with this years’ Dying Matters Awareness Week, Compassionate Employers are running a Coping with Professional Grief workshop on Thursday 8 May 2025. This practical and interactive workshop is suitable for all professionals working in health and social care. Book your place now for just £120 + VAT per person 👇 https://lnkd.in/eNv8Wt_Y

Could you be our new Business Intelligence Developer? ⭐️ We're looking for a professional to work with Hospice UK’s data to provide insights that support decision-making. In this role, you will: 👉 collaborate with colleagues to understand their needs and develop dashboards, reports and insights 👉 ensure that Hospice UK complies with all relevant legislation and best practice 👉 help shape how we work with modern data tools in the long term 👉 collect and analyse the data that is most useful for hospices across the UK 👉 work with colleagues from different departments to improve how we measure our own performance. If you’re keen to bring your expertise to the national charity for hospice care, take a look at the Candidate Brief. Apply by 22nd April 👇 https://lnkd.in/eEDt_Q3X

Dying Matters Awareness Week resources are now available! 🧡 The free to download pack includes a range of useful things if you’re thinking of putting on an event for this year’s campaign. You’ll find: 👉 Press release template 👉 Printable posters 👉 Talking Points cards (great for an engagement activity) 👉 Social media graphics and images 👉 Dying Matters logos See what else is in the resource pack: https://lnkd.in/gb8BnHDs

📢 The final programme has been announced for this year’s Clinical and Workforce Leaders Conference 🩺 This year's conference will explore the impact of innovation, research and collaboration on the future of work. Sessions just announced include: 👉 Millennials & hospice nursing: understanding motivations for a sustainable workforce 👉 Delivering services together, working with partner providers Creating a better workplace culture 👉 Impacts of fatigue on us and on our clinical performance There are a limited number of tickets left for this event. Join us in Birmingham on 29th April 👇 https://lnkd.in/efJGMTbP

Today, we’re at Stormont giving evidence to the Health Committee Inquiry into access to palliative care services in Northern Ireland. We welcome the Committee’s focus on palliative care - it’s not just about the end of life, but about helping people live well for as long as possible, even alongside curative treatments. As people live longer with complex conditions, access to quality palliative care is more important than ever. Thank you to the Committee for having us and for recognising the vital role of hospice care.

If you want to develop a frailty care service, it can be difficult to know where to start. But we've put together some resources that can help. We've developed these with the 11 hospices who took part in our Extending Frailty Care programme. Working together, we've come up with 5 key steps to develop and evaluate a frailty care service. Take a look to see how your hospice can get started 👇 https://lnkd.in/edsu2VAJ

ITV Calendar ran a powerful segment on Rotherham Hospice's need to raise £1 million to keep vital services running. Their CEO, Mat Cottle-Shaw highlights the increasing difficulty of fundraising as people face financial pressures, and joins calls for a new, sustainable funding model. While the situation remains worrying, we look forward to continuing to work with the government with the goal of reforming the way hospices are funded long-term.

🤝 Don't miss out on your chance to learn key tips and tricks on how to build strong relationships with your elected representatives. And importantly, how to leverage these relationships to influence change! Sign up for the Big Conversation 💬 https://lnkd.in/eaRkW93f

No family should struggle to get vital palliative care for their seriously ill child. But a new Together for Short Lives report shows shocking postcode gaps across the UK, with: 🚨 Workforce shortages 🚨 NHS funding gaps 🚨 A lack of accountability Sign their open letter to the Prime Minister here: https://bit.ly/424x1jv