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Tips to help anyone dealing with grief on Blue Monday and the New Year
Dying Matters

Dealing with grief on 'Blue Monday' and the New Year

Some simple tips from our member hospices to help you get through not just January, but any time of year, if you’re struggling with your grief.
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‘They were there when I needed them most’: MCF grant supports children’s hospice communities
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‘They were there when I needed them most’: MCF grant supports children’s hospice communities

How a Masonic Charitable Foundation grant has helped Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice expand their engagement with the wide and diverse communities in West Yorkshire.
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Tony Collins, who received an OBE in the New Year's Honours List
Press Release

Hospice UK Deputy Chair recognised in New Year’s Honours List

Tony Collins, Deputy Chair of Hospice UK, has been awarded an OBE in the 2024 New Year's Honours List for services to healthcare and community.
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Response to the draft Scottish Budget

Hospice UK responds to the draft Scottish Budget
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Press Release

Hospices in Scotland face collective deficit of £16 million

Data from Hospice UK reveals that hospices in Scotland are budgeting for an unprecedented collective deficit of £16m in 2023/4, as the cost of paying their dedicated staff a fair ...
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Backdated bereavement benefits extended to cohabiting parents
Dying Matters

Backdated bereavement benefits extended to cohabiting parents

Half of grieving families eligible for time-limited back payments of financial support are yet to claim, say the Childhood Bereavement Network.
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