Hospice UK Member Update

Regularly updated information for members of Hospice UK

This is an update page for our members. It summarises Hospice UK’s key priorities and explains how our members can engage with our work. 

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Your actions for this week

Make the most of your Hospice UK membership by prioritising the below actions

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Clinical and Workforce Leaders Conference

The Clinical and Workforce Leaders Conference 2025 will take place on Tuesday 29 April at Conference Aston in Birmingham.
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Dying Matters Awareness Week Resources 2024

Dying Matters Awareness Week Resources

Explore and download the official Dying Matters Awareness Week 2025 resources, including supporter and library packs, posters, reading lists, social media graphics, bunting and mor...
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Webinar: National Legacy Campaign insights and impact

Join our webinar on 30th April 2025 at 2pm where we will share campaign insights so far and how these will shape our initial plans for year two.
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Dates for your diary

Make sure you don't miss any of our events.

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Event support package: TCS London Marathon

Our event support package for the TCS London Marathon provides great race day support to hospices and their runners and at an affordable price.
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An opportunity for Hospice UK members to learn about and inform our work on the key issues facing our sector.

Big conversations

Learn about and inform our work on the key issues facing Hospice UK members across the UK.
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How to define a carer, carers’ rights at work, how to talk about caring and how to set up practical and peer support

Coping with Professional Grief workshop

Discover how to support yourself and your colleagues when faced with continuous or regular grief through your work.
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Help shape the content of our National Conference

Help shape the content of our national conference by joining the review panel, or becoming a mentor to support people who are less familiar with writing abstracts.
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For Dying Matters Awareness Week (5 - 11 May 2025), communities across the UK will come together to break the stigma around death, dying and grief - around the theme of The Culture of Dying Matters

Dying Matters Awareness Week

For Dying Matters Awareness Week (5 - 11 May 2025), communities across the UK will come together to break the stigma around death, dying and grief.
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Join the conversation and be a part of Hospice UK's work to build a vibrant community championing hospice, palliative and end of life care

Networks and Communities

Join the conversation and be a part of Hospice UK's work to build a vibrant community championing hospice, palliative and end of life care.
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Get sector news and updates for all four nations of the UK

Sector news and member updates

Find important sector news and key updates for our members in all four nations of the UK.

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Grant Opportunities

The following grant opportunities are open for application

Hospice Care Home Training Grants Programme

Hospice Care Home Training grant programme

This grant programme supports hospices to run training courses for care home staff on dementia care.
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Grants and bursaries for professional development

Apply for funding to join courses, conferences and study days aimed at improving quality of care for people receiving palliative care and their families.
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New Resources

Have a look at our new resources on the Innovation hub

Tech in hospice care: the game-changer we never knew we needed
Hospice Thought Leadership

Tech in hospice care: the game-changer we never knew we needed

Mark Hawkins, Chief Executive of Rowcroft Hospice, discusses why it’s important to explore technology in hospice care. He considers how it can benefit patients, and how leaders c...
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Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion handbook

Read now: Trans and Gender Diverse Inclusion handbook

This resource seeks to improve the inclusion and safety of trans and gender diverse people within a hospice. Whether they are a patient, visitor, staff member or volunteer.
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Briefings and Submissions

Read our policy reports and briefings, dating back to 2019.
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Stay informed and up-to-date as discussions about assisted dying continue across the UK.

Assisted dying: information for members

Stay informed and up-to-date as discussions about assisted dying continue across the UK.
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Living with a life-limiting illness as a teenager or young adult

Living with a life-limiting illness as a teenager or young adult

The resource on this page provides information and advice from people with lived experience about living with a life-limiting illness as a teenager or young adult.
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Browse our directory of learning examples to find practical information, tips and advice for new ways of working

Examples of innovation

Browse our directory of learning examples to find practical information, tips and advice for new ways of working.
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The Hospice Jobs Board is a comprehensive listing of UK hospice vacancies, and offers a flexible and cost-effective solution for job advertising

Hospice Jobs Board

The Hospice Jobs Board is a comprehensive listing of UK hospice vacancies, and offers a flexible and cost-effective solution for job advertising.

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Innovation Hub

If you work in palliative and end of life care, you can find support, development opportunities, resources, and guidance and access our networks and communities.

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