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Press release

26 February 2025

First £25m of hospice funding allocated

The initial £25m funding, which is being distributed via Hospice UK to eligible hospices this financial year, will be followed by a further £75m next financial year.

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25 February 2025

Writing about my grief led me to publish my own book, and it has helped others too

Steve and his wife Lin were soulmates. After Lin died in 2021 from bone cancer, Steve was supported by St Barnabas Hospice. He explains how writing a book has helped him with his g...

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Hospice care stories

24 February 2025

What it’s like being a social worker in a children’s hospice

Social worker Jonathan Ollerhead explains how the children’s hospice supports the parents, grandparents, siblings, and anyone with a close relationship to the child and who will ...

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17 February 2025

This Is Hospice Care: 143 hospices join forces for national campaign

Hospice UK has brought hospices across England, Wales and Scotland together to highlight the vital importance of legacy giving.

Bringing the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion to life at Hortus Loci

12 February 2025

Bringing the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion to life at Hortus Loci

A behind the scenes look at the first steps towards bringing to life the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion at Hortus Loci in February 2025.

12 February 2025

Meet the designer: Tom Hoblyn

Tom Hoblyn is the designer behind Hospice UK’s Garden of Compassion at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025. He discusses his inspiration and what working with hospices means to him.

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Hospice care stories

06 February 2025

"It’s time to let go… I’m so grateful I found Teesside Hospice” – Anne’s story

Teesside Hospice has been supporting people with a terminal illness for 42 years, helping them to live as well as possible, for as long as possible. They are as determined as ever ...