Earlier this month, I met with @hospiceuk.bsky.social to discuss the future of hospice care, post-NHS 10-year Health Plan. With rising costs, growing demand, and service cuts, as @tobyhporter.bsky.social highlights, this important sector urgently needs investment.

Palliative care consultant @doctoroxford.bsky.social argues that society could unintentionally 'coerce' people into assisted dying because hospice care is underfunded and unable to offer people a real choice between managed pain and suffering or assisted dying.

Hospice funding is complex but yesterday's announcement of £100m is a very welcome boost & we thank @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social for his personal commitment to the hospice sector. Many thanks to @tobyhporter.bsky.social @charliejking.bsky.social & all the team at @hospiceuk.bsky.social

Everybody who has read, heard or watched anything about assisted dying in recent days, and who has been left with questions, must read this. I guarantee you'll learn something you didn't know.

Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK, responds to the result of today's vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Read the full statement: www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

One of the very wisest of voices here.

It’s been an honour to make this programme. Thanks for everyone who spoke to us.

Hospices are facing immense challenges, this is a timely, important look at what’s happening-and why support for hospice care is so vital right now. Keeping Care Alive: Hospices in Crisis? airs tomorrow on ITV, 8:30pm.

This will be such an important piece...at such an important time.

This podcast is jaw dropping. Well worth a listen.

Hi everyone, we're pleased to be posting here on Bluesky for the very first time! Expect some updates from our National #HospiceUKConf, starting tomorrow. In the meantime, we've put together a starter pack of hospice people for you 🧡 go.bsky.app/MfxpC23

Interesting polling from More in Common. Just as compelling in my view is another report in The Sunday Times today on life in a hospice. If it were up to me I'd have every MP spend two days in a hospice before voting as Steve Bleach did here. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

I made a UK hospice folks starter pack which people going to #HospiceUKconf may find useful. Cc @tobyhporter.bsky.social go.bsky.app/MfxpC23

Whatever your views on assisted dying, read this. I know just a little of the courage it takes for someone to write about the death of their child. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Funding palliative care properly is morally right and financially wise." @economist.com nails it it 300 words.

Post you from a different era? My mate's mom's 50th, about 2003-4.

My first post on here and I couldn't be happier it's about this. Dan and his team have been brilliant to work with. This programme could not be better timed, or more important.