We’re calling on the UK Government to act now and make sure all terminally ill people have enough income to live comfortably until the end. You can join us. Sign the petition 👇 campaigns.mariecurie.org.uk/page/159107/...

🚨 BREAKING: 103,000 people died in poverty in the UK last year - that’s 281 people dying in poverty every day. This is so wrong. Everyone should get the financial support they need to spend their final months, weeks and days in comfort.

The UK Commission on Bereavement found that 43% of people experience financial difficulties as a result of bereavement, and also heard how the complex application system for the Funeral Expenses Payment leaves many people who are funeral planning with financial worries too. (1/3)

Wes Streeting has big ambitions for the NHS. But he has no plan to fix the gaps in palliative and end of life care. ❗ Dying people deserve better. We need a national strategy to improve palliative and end of life care – and we need it now.

🎉 We were so pleased to see that @barnsleycouncil.bsky.social are helping tackle end of life poverty by introducing a council tax exemption for terminally ill households:

For #ChallengePoverty Week, our Senior Policy Manager Jamie Thunder wrote a blog for @nationalvoices.bsky.social Voices exploring how poverty impacts people’s final months and why action is needed to end financial hardship at the end of life. 💬Read Jamie’s blog :

Lovely to see @dannybealesmp.bsky.social at #LabourConference💛 Thanks for chatting with the team at our stand.

Brilliant to have @annagelderdmp.bsky.social visit our stand at #LabourConference to talk about better care and support for people at the end of life 💛

Thank you @frankmcnallymp.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #LabourConference and speaking with us about the need to fix issues with palliative and end of life care 💛

Great to speak with @alistrathern.bsky.social at #LabourConference 💛 Thanks for taking the time to visit our stand.

It was fantastic to speak with @afzalkhanmcr.bsky.social at #LabourConference about palliative and end of life care. Whatever the illness, wherever you are, Marie Curie is here for you at the end of life 💛

Great to speak with @samcarling.bsky.social at #LabourConference 💛 Thanks for stopping by and hearing more about our work!

Marie Curie is campaigning for better end of life care and support for all 💛 Thanks @ruthjoneslabour.bsky.social for visiting and chatting with Marie Curie at #LabourConference

Thank you @preetkgillmp.bsky.social for stopping by the Marie Curie stand at #LabourConference and talking with us about care and support for terminally ill people and their loved ones💛

Great to speak with @blairmcdougall.com at #LabourConference about the challenges faced by people at the end of life 💛 Thank you for visiting us!

We’re grateful to @katrinamurraymp.bsky.social for stopping by the Marie Curie stand at #LabourConference and taking time to hear about our work 💛

Excellent to see @imogenwalker.bsky.social today at #LabourConference and talk about palliative and end of life care. We believe that everyone deserves to have the right care, at the right time, at the right place at the end of life. 💛

Marie Curie is campaigning for better end of life care and support for all 💛 Thanks for visiting Marie Curie at #LabourConference, @annadixonmp.bsky.social - we are so grateful for your support!

Brilliant to have @jessicatoale.bsky.social visit our stand at #LabourConference to talk about better care and support for people at the end of life 💛

Thank you @jonathandaviesmp.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #LabourConference and speaking with us about the need to fix issues with palliative and end of life care 💛

Great to speak with @seemamalhotra-mp.bsky.social at #LabourConference about palliative and end of life care. Whatever the illness, wherever you are, Marie Curie is here for you at the end of life 💛

Thank you @helenhayes.bsky.social for speaking with us at #LabourConference about the issues currently faced by terminally ill people 💛

Marie Curie is campaigning for better end of life care and support for all 💛 Thanks @gregorpoynton.bsky.social for visiting and chatting with Marie Curie at #LabourConference

Great to see @turmaine.bsky.social today at #LabourConference and talk about palliative and end of life care - getting the right care, in the place, at the right time. Thank you for visiting our stand!

Thank you for taking the time to talk to us about end of life care at #LabourConference, @paulwaughmp.bsky.social h - so pleased to have your support 💛

Thank you @joshdeanmp.bsky.social for visiting our stand at #LabourConference today to talk about palliative and end of life care 💛

Marie Curie is campaigning for better end of life care and support for all 💛 Thanks for visiting Marie Curie at #LabourConference, @danfrancis02.bsky.social - we are so grateful for your support!

Marie Curie is campaigning for better end of life care and support for all 💛 Thanks for visiting Marie Curie at #LabourConference, @jacobcolliermp.bsky.social

Marie Curie is campaigning for better end of life care and support for all 💛 Thanks for visiting Marie Curie at #LabourConference, @lizzicollinge.bsky.social!

Really excellent to see @richardquigley.bsky.social at #LabourConference - thank you for making the time to talk to us about the issues faced by terminally ill people and their loved ones.

It was great to meet with @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social yesterday at #LabourConference to talk about palliative and end of life care - we are so grateful for your support!

Thank you for taking the time to talk to us yesterday at #LabourConference about palliative and end of life care, @linseyfarnsworthmp.bsky.social - we are so grateful for your support 💛

Really pleased to be visited by @philbrickellmp.bsky.social at #LabourConference yesterday to talk about the need to fix end of life care - thank you for your support!

Marie Curie is campaigning to fix end of life care and improve support for everyone with terminal illness💛 Thanks for visiting Marie Curie yesterday at #LabourConference, @delivering4crawley.bsky.social - we are so grateful for your support!

Grateful to Lunch Positive for hosting us for such a fantastic event last week! 💛 Explore the booklet from the co-produced research project from @tht.org.uk and @mariecurieuk.bsky.social : www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support...

Hospices provide compassionate end of life care for hundreds of thousands of people each year, while easing pressure on overstretched NHS hospitals. Yet years of underfunding and rising costs have left many at breaking point – with 7 in 10 warning they may have to cut services.

📢Last week, Marie Curie and @tht.org.uk launched research at Lunch Positive, Brighton on the experiences of those living with HIV approaching end of life. Together we’ve created resources to support people with HIV and their loved ones at the end of life. youtu.be/OWpkrnzZPIc?...

🚨 The APPG for Hospice & End of Life Care has found there is not enough financial protection in place for terminally ill people. People are refusing treatment because they can't meet transport and childcare costs. This isn’t right. Everyone deserves financial security at the end of their life. 💛

We're neutral on assisted dying, but we're not neutral on the need for better access to palliative and end of life care. We hope that throughout today's debate, peers recognise the importance of fixing palliative care, whether they support the bill or not. #AssistedDyingBill

❗RECORD BREAKING 190 peers are expected to join and speak at the historic assisted dying debate which has started today in the House of Lords.

The UK government has a moral responsibility to act. Everyone deserves enough money to spend their final months, weeks and days in comfort. 💛

Nobody living with a terminal illness should have to worry about making ends meet. But people are dying in poverty because they don’t have enough money to afford the essentials they need.

Learn more & support our campaign to fix the #CostofDyingCrisis:

Marie Curie's policy team will be submitting a response to NHS England's LGBT+ health evidence review to encourage the Government to meet the healthcare needs of people who are LGBT+ who we know can have unequal experiences of palliative and end of life care. 💛

Recently, Marie Curie and the @rcn.org.uk organised a joint conference discussing the future of Nursing in Palliative and End of Life Care. Watch a video of the day here:

Marie Curie is really pleased to see that Blackburn with Darwen council is spotlighting the issues around financial hardship faced by people at the end of life by passing a motion on council tax support for terminally ill people. 1/2 🧵

🚨 📝 The UK Government has announced its 10 Year Health Plan. The plan aims to shift care from hospitals to communities by creating a new Neighbourhood Health Service. ✅ It’s good news for people living with a terminal illness. Here’s why 🧵 (1/7)

🚨 BREAKING: MPs vote to pass the assisted dying bill in the House of Commons, including our amendment on palliative care. 👉 But this does not mean assisted dying is legal. The bill now progresses to the House of Lords. Nb Marie Curie has a neutral position on assisted dying