🏃‍♀️👟 Kathryn is gearing up to run both TCS London Marathon and the Belfast City Marathon (@marathonbcm), raising vital funds for Hospice UK and Cancer Research UK.

Best of luck to Kathryn for both marathons and a huge thank you for raising over £3,500 already!

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📢 Welsh Government has announced £4m to support hospice services, providing much-needed support to help hospices tackle rising costs.

With demand escalating, it's a crucial step towards ensuring hospices can continue their invaluable work.

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Find out about all the amazing events happening for Dying Matters Awareness Week around the UK! 🌟

If you're planning an event, tell us about it via this form, and we'll list it on our website for free 👇

#DMAW24 #TheWayWeTalkAboutDyingMatters

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Congratulations to Dr Felicity Dewhurst from St Oswald's Hospice in Newcastle (St Oswald's Hospice) who received the prestigious Advanced Fellowship in Palliative Care Research from NIHR Research.

Her dedication to improving care for patients is truly inspiring.
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As we celebrate #Ramadan and #EidAlFitr , Keech Hospice Care are helping their staff actively celebrate the whole spectrum of religious festivals. Staff member Diksha describes their first all-staff Ramadan celebrations in 2023 - and why it's so important.

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Are you looking ahead to Summer plans? On 1st June our partners National Garden Scheme are having a plant sale where you can buy some of the plants featured in their RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden!

📍 Chilworth Manor, Surrey
🎟️ £10

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It's good to see Together for Short Lives shining a light on the critical issues surrounding children's palliative care on BBC Breakfast.

Urgent action is indeed needed to address these challenges. See below their open letter calling for crucial reforms. 👇

'Building connection and trust with individuals and communities is key.'

Steph Edusei, Chief Executive at St Oswald's Hospice discusses why increasing diversity in the hospice sector is important, and how you can go about doing it.

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Are you a caregiver? We've joined The University of Sheffield to launch a survey on wellbeing at work for those caring for someone who is dying.

If you currently care for someone, click here: ow.ly/1nGU50R8mly

If you previously cared for someone, click here: ow.ly/KGes50R8miv

Children's hospices play a vital role in communities, providing crucial care and support. Yet, Julia's House Children's Hospices Children's Hospice in Dorset faces a £1m deficit this year.

92% of the hospice's annual running costs of £3.34m were met by fundraising.
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Writing a will is one of the most important parts of planning for the end of life, but it can be hard to know where to start.

Read our guide for everything you need to know 👇
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Increase your chances of getting your work accepted at our National Conference! 📝

Our mentoring scheme offers feedback from experienced mentors to develop your abstract writing skills.

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“Everybody should have access to the best care – that has no boundaries or limits.'

We spoke to The Kirkwood to hear how they're improving access to care for their local Muslim communities.

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From bereavement groups to board games, our @dyingmatters community grants are helping hospices get creative with their local communities.

Read below for more information on the five new projects! 💛

Only 12 days left until Parliament has a crucial debate on hospice funding.

Hospices are the backbone of compassionate end of life care, yet they're in urgent need of increased funding to sustain their vital services.

You can support our fight for hospice care…just by drinking tea! ☕️

We’ve been chosen as @birdandblendtea's ChariTEA, so for the next few months, profits from their delicious Mocha Chai will be donated to our work.

Drink tea, help hospice care! 👇

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It’s International #TransDayofVisibility .

Our advice for those delivering end of life care will help them provide high quality care to people who are trans and gender diverse. #TDOV

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It’s International #TransDayofVisibility .

Michael, of Cornwall Hospice 〓〓, is using our ‘I just want to be me’ report to train hundreds of people around Cornwall on trans and gender diverse end of life care. #TDOV

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Meet 81 year old Dave, a volunteer at Children's Hospice South West (Children's HospiceSW) in Bristol.

His dedication knows no bounds - even on holiday, he's there sweeping leaves and mending fences.

A true inspiration! 💛

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It’s International #TransDayofVisibility .

Our report, 'I just want to be me', highlights trans and gender diverse people's experience of access to end of life care - and recommendations to make it more accessible. #TDOV

Read the report 👇 hospiceuk.org/publications-a…