Double your difference! From the 2 - 9 December your donations will be doubled in our Big Give Christmas Appeal 🧡 That’s double our fight for equitable change, double our support of hospices and double our demand for essential end of life care. Pledge to donate today! www.hospiceuk.org/biggive

St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford organised a last-minute wedding for Jodie and Joe so Jodie’s terminally ill mum could see her daughter marry the love of her life. 🧡 Now Jodie is urging people to support hospice care and protect their vital services. Read more 👇 uk.style.yahoo.com/didn-t-think...

Today Hospice UK CEO, Toby Porter, gave evidence to the House of Lords inquiry on assisted dying today. In his evidence, Toby highlighted the significant financial pressures still facing the hospice sector, which continue to limit patient access to vital care and support. 👇

The National Audit Office has published a report on the financial sustainability of England's adult hospices, calling it a matter of "national importance". It says the Govt lacks clarity on how its funding impacts hospices as demand for end of life care rises. www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

Many hospices across the UK are under serious financial pressure. This powerful piece from ITV Wales featuring St David’s Hospice shows the reality: rising costs, staff shortages and falling donations. 📺 Watch the full film here: www.itv.com/walesprogram...

We’re deeply saddened that Ashgate Hospice has been left with no choice but to cut beds and services due to funding challenges. Hospice UK will continue to work with government to push for a sustainable funding model so hospices can continue their vital care. ashgatehospice.org.uk/proposed-cha...

It’s Thanking Day at Hospice UK 🧡 Today’s all about YOU - our brilliant supporters. This year you’ve helped us stand up for hospice care, support incredible staff and volunteers, and shape a future where hospices can thrive. We've made this video to say, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

We’re thrilled to have been Highly Commended in Public Affairs at the PR Week Awards 🎉 This was for our campaigning efforts to secure fair funding for hospices last year. And we’re not done: we’re still campaigning tirelessly for hospices to get vital funding. 👇 www.hospiceuk.org/fair-funding...

On 15 October, we brought hospice care to Parliament. 🧡 For #HospiceCareWeek, 155 MPs stepped into the living room of someone receiving hospice care at home to hear directly from hospice staff and families whose lives have been touched by hospice care. www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

As the Health Minister says, charitable giving will always matter for hospices, but they need reliable government funding to plan care. 1 in 5 ended last year over £1m in deficit and 2 in 5 are planning cuts this year. Time is running out and hospices need fair funding now.

We’re in Parliament today calling for fair funding for hospices. Hospice staff make 1.4m home visits each year, helping people live well at home. Hospices could ease NHS pressure and bring more care closer to home, but without fair funding, many hospices are fighting just to keep their doors open.

We had great discussions at the @snp.org conference fringe in Aberdeen on fixing palliative care for all, which we co-hosted with @mariecurieuk.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health @jennimintomsp.bsky.social and to chair @bobdorissnp.bsky.social.

Hospice UK welcomes Wales’ new palliative and end of life care service specification - an important step toward high-quality, equitable care for all. We’re calling for bold action to meet rising demand, grow community services and ensure fair funding for hospices. www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

On Friday we joined a roundtable with Wes Streeting, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, at Saint Francis Hospice, discussing key challenges like ICB commissioning and NHS pay. We will continue to work with him and his team as we push for a long-term funding solution for hospices.

We were delighted to welcome hospices from across Scotland to our #HospiceCareWeek event in Holyrood yesterday, sponsored by Miles Briggs MSP. MSPs heard about the incredible work of hospice teams, and the Minister spoke with many about the challenges and successes of hospice care.

New data shows 57% of hospices in England ended the last year in deficit, with 1 in 5 by over £1M. Many are cutting services. This can't continue. We’re calling for full Government funding of specialist palliative care and urgent action to ease the burden. 👇 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Our visit came on the same day that data from the charity @hospiceuk.bsky.social reveals that one in five hospices in England have a deficit of more than £1 million, while many are cutting services.

Today, alongside my Lib Dem colleague @charlotte-cane-mp.bsky.social MP, I visited the @arthurrankhospice.bsky.social saw the wonderful facilities, and met with Deputy CEO Sara Robins. The hospice is set to lose almost £1 million in funding next year, leading to a loss of 9 out of its 23 beds.

Hospices are on the brink. Surging costs have led to many services being cut back – just as demand is rising, fast, because of our ageing population. The situation is not sustainable – and time is running out. [1/2]

You can raise free donations for Hospice UK just by shopping online with Savoo 🧡 They’re featuring us during #HospiceCareWeek to shine a light on hospice care. Sign up at savoo.co.uk and choose Hospice UK before you shop to help protect hospice care for all who need it, for now and forever.

This #HospiceCareWeek, hospice nurses across the UK are lifting the lid on what hospice care is really like, and sharing the moments that make their work so powerful. Read more 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

Hospice care is #MoreThanYouThink 🧡 For Andy, a retired fireman living with prostate cancer, Willen Hospice has helped him live well through exercise, reflexology and expert advice, so he can keep doing what he loves. Read his story 👇 www.miltonkeynes.co.uk/community/mk...

“I’ve been on this boat 20 years. It’s my home. I love it.” ⛵🧡 We’re sharing Barbara’s story as part of #HospiceCareWeek, to show that hospice care is more than you think – it’s about support at home and in the community, helping people live life their way. 🧡 willen-hospice.org.uk/barbaras-sto...

Hospice care is more than you think. Outside the hospice building, hospices make 1.4m visits every year to help people at the end of their lives live well in the community People like Linda, who is being cared for at home by Claire from Isabel Hospice. www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

Hospice care is more than you think. It's often about the things that make life better for the person and their family outside of the hospice’s building. People just like Linda, who is being helped to live well at home by Claire and her team from Isabel Hospice. youtu.be/vuZVMMCg-Ik

Hospices provide vital end of life care on the wards, in the community and in the place people love most: their own home. With proper funding, they could do even more. This #HospiceCareWeek, we’re showing how hospice care is more than you think 🧡 www.hospiceuk.org/our-campaign...

Hospices are on the brink. We urgently need a long-term, sustainable funding solution so hospices can continue providing vital, specialist end-of-life care for everyone who needs it. Read: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’re sad to see the closure of Shalom House, which leaves a gap in palliative care provision for the people of Pembrokeshire. If we do not see sustainable funding for hospices soon, this pattern will repeat across the UK, leaving dying people without essential services. ow.ly/uj1050X4Nqx

A small action now can protect the future of hospice care for years to come. Find your chosen hospice, and leave a Gift in Your Will. www.thisishospicecare.org.uk/search

Yesterday we joined Rainbows Hospice for the relaunch of 'My Adult Still My Child', a resource to help young people, carers and professionals navigate the move from children’s to adult services. Read more 👉 myadultstillmychild.co.uk

Leaving a Gift in your Will is easy to do, but will help hospices for years to come. Small gifts, large gifts and every size in between will make a big difference to patients needing end-of-life care and their families. www.thisishospicecare.org.uk

When Nicola and Harry’s son, Rudy, was diagnosed with a rare genetic condition they found themselves going from local supporters, to service users of their local children’s hospice. Find out how to help hospices be there for more families like Rudy’s. www.thisishospicecare.org.uk/nicola-harry...

At today's @libdems.org.uk conference, we joined a brilliant panel event with @mariecurieuk.bsky.social, @sueryder.bsky.social and @tog4shortlives.bsky.social. A huge thank you to @luketaylorld.bsky.social, @mariecgoldman.bsky.social and Carla who shared her powerful story about her husband’s care.

Did you know Gifts in Wills pay for 6,000 hospice nurses every year? Donations big and small all make a difference. Together with your support, we can protect the future of hospice care. www.thisishospicecare.org.uk

Deirdre Breen has raised an astonishing £1 million over 24 years for Evora Hospice in Northern Ireland, helping families across Armagh, Down and Tyrone get the care they need. She’s now nominated for a Pride of Britain Award! 🙌 🎥 Watch her story: www.itv.com/watch/news/p... #PrideOfBritain

We couldn’t speak up for hospices without the support of people like you. By leaving a Gift in your Will, you can help hospice care live on for all, for now, forever. Find your chosen hospice 👇 www.thisishospicecare.org.uk/search

🎉 We’re thrilled that our Income Generation team won Fundraising Team of the Year at the @thirdsector.co.uk Awards! Our small but mighty team had its best fundraising year, raising £7M and launching a national hospice legacy TV campaign with 143 hospices. www.thirdsector.co.uk/third-sector...

“She was incredibly caring, always looking for opportunities to make a difference.” Trizia, a hospice nurse, left a gift in her Will to the hospice where she worked. By leaving a Gift in your Will, you can help hospices be there for now, and forever. www.thisishospicecare.org.uk/trizia-and-a...

The Assisted Dying Bill was debated in the House of Lords on Friday. As Lord Simon Stevens highlights here, with assisted dying on the horizon, it's essential that everyone who needs palliative care can access it, and well-funded hospices are a vital safeguard in making sure no one is left behind.

Hospice care can feel like everything you'd expect, and everything you don’t. Finality and uncertainty. Brave faces, tears. Short days, long nights. Living for now, bearing the weight of tomorrow. Help it live on for all, for now, forever. #ThisIsHospiceCare www.thisishospicecare.org.uk

As assisted dying is discussed in the House of Lords, two in five hospices are planning cuts - while demand for end of life care is rising. We urgently need sustainable funding to ensure everyone can get the care they need at the end of life. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Yesterday, the APPG on Hospice and End of Life Care launched it's new report on the crushing financial costs faced by terminally ill people. We're calling on the Government to act on our recommendations and ensure support matches the need. 1/2

This week we held our first Stormont event, sharing rural families’ stories and calling for urgent change. Genevieve, from Enniskillen, spoke at the event about caring for her father Eamon at home after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Read more: www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

Scotland’s new palliative care strategy is a step forward, but real transformation is needed. Too many people are still dying without the support they need. Read our full response here: www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

Today we're at Stormont to highlight the need for better access to end of life care in rural Northern Ireland. Ahead of the event, the Department of Health emphasised the importance of palliative care in this article from the Belfast Telegraph 👇 www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Hospice care is more than you think. From wards to homes, hospices support people at the end of life every day. But rising demand and soaring costs mean services are at risk. Will you ask your MP to help? It only takes 30 seconds 👇 action.hospiceuk.org/hospice-care...

Our website will be temporarily offline again today while we carry out some essential maintenance. We expect it to be back up within a few hours, and we’ll post an update here on Bluesky as soon as it’s live again.

Nuffield Trust has published a new report sharing insights from 9 countries across the world where assisted dying has been introduced. The report finds that safe and effective implementation will require substantial planning, infrastructure and funding. All of which are scarce in today's NHS. ⬇️

📢 Only 1 week left to enter the Hospice UK Awards! Take this chance to champion the work of your hospice team and shout about your achievements 🏆 Deadline for nominations is 17:00 - 8/09/25 Enter now 👉 lnkd.in/eRKx8h5e #HospiceCare @hospiceuk.bsky.social

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