Hospice UK
@hospiceuk.bsky.social
Hospice UK fights for hospice care for all who need it, for now and forever. We champion the 200+ hospices across the UK, and run the campaign Dying Matters.
https://www.hospiceuk.org/
https://www.hospiceuk.org/
Thank you to BBC Wales Today for highlighting Hospice UK and Hospices Cymru's call for £30m in additional funding to safeguard hospice care across Wales.
The report features City Hospice and Nightingale House Hospice, where demand is rising amidst cost pressures.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
The report features City Hospice and Nightingale House Hospice, where demand is rising amidst cost pressures.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
September 18, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Thank you to BBC Wales Today for highlighting Hospice UK and Hospices Cymru's call for £30m in additional funding to safeguard hospice care across Wales.
The report features City Hospice and Nightingale House Hospice, where demand is rising amidst cost pressures.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
The report features City Hospice and Nightingale House Hospice, where demand is rising amidst cost pressures.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
#ThisIsHospiceCare is back.
Over the next two weeks, 127 hospices across England, Scotland and Wales are sharing what makes hospice care what it is.
You can protect your local hospice by leaving a Gift in your Will, big or small.
thisishospicecare.org.uk
Over the next two weeks, 127 hospices across England, Scotland and Wales are sharing what makes hospice care what it is.
You can protect your local hospice by leaving a Gift in your Will, big or small.
thisishospicecare.org.uk
September 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM
#ThisIsHospiceCare is back.
Over the next two weeks, 127 hospices across England, Scotland and Wales are sharing what makes hospice care what it is.
You can protect your local hospice by leaving a Gift in your Will, big or small.
thisishospicecare.org.uk
Over the next two weeks, 127 hospices across England, Scotland and Wales are sharing what makes hospice care what it is.
You can protect your local hospice by leaving a Gift in your Will, big or small.
thisishospicecare.org.uk
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will not progress following today's vote.
Nearly 60% of hospices in England have made or are considering cuts to frontline services. We must not lose focus on fixing the hospice funding crisis.
Read more: tr.ee/YO8FbL
Nearly 60% of hospices in England have made or are considering cuts to frontline services. We must not lose focus on fixing the hospice funding crisis.
Read more: tr.ee/YO8FbL
September 11, 2026 at 1:58 PM
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will not progress following today's vote.
Nearly 60% of hospices in England have made or are considering cuts to frontline services. We must not lose focus on fixing the hospice funding crisis.
Read more: tr.ee/YO8FbL
Nearly 60% of hospices in England have made or are considering cuts to frontline services. We must not lose focus on fixing the hospice funding crisis.
Read more: tr.ee/YO8FbL
Our CEO Toby Porter spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as MPs vote today.
September 11, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Our CEO Toby Porter spoke to BBC Radio 4's Today programme this morning about the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, as MPs vote today.
MPs vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill today.
Since it was first introduced in October 2024, 28 hospices in England have announced cuts to services.
Whatever the outcome, hospice funding must be fixed.
Read our full statement: tr.ee/6s2xXJ
Since it was first introduced in October 2024, 28 hospices in England have announced cuts to services.
Whatever the outcome, hospice funding must be fixed.
Read our full statement: tr.ee/6s2xXJ
September 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
MPs vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill today.
Since it was first introduced in October 2024, 28 hospices in England have announced cuts to services.
Whatever the outcome, hospice funding must be fixed.
Read our full statement: tr.ee/6s2xXJ
Since it was first introduced in October 2024, 28 hospices in England have announced cuts to services.
Whatever the outcome, hospice funding must be fixed.
Read our full statement: tr.ee/6s2xXJ
Palliative Care Week runs across the island of Ireland this week and the theme is: "It's Not What You Think".
Palliative care isn't only for the last days of life. It's help with pain, daily living and planning ahead, for people of all ages in hospitals, hospices and at home.
#pallcareweek
Palliative care isn't only for the last days of life. It's help with pain, daily living and planning ahead, for people of all ages in hospitals, hospices and at home.
#pallcareweek
September 8, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Palliative Care Week runs across the island of Ireland this week and the theme is: "It's Not What You Think".
Palliative care isn't only for the last days of life. It's help with pain, daily living and planning ahead, for people of all ages in hospitals, hospices and at home.
#pallcareweek
Palliative care isn't only for the last days of life. It's help with pain, daily living and planning ahead, for people of all ages in hospitals, hospices and at home.
#pallcareweek
"It's not right that someone might eventually choose an assisted death in the UK because of a real or imagined fear that they couldn't get the care they needed - that would be a practical and moral failure." - Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK, live on Sky News this afternoon.
September 7, 2026 at 3:43 PM
"It's not right that someone might eventually choose an assisted death in the UK because of a real or imagined fear that they couldn't get the care they needed - that would be a practical and moral failure." - Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK, live on Sky News this afternoon.
New research from Together for Short Lives shows gaps in NHS end of life care is denying many seriously ill children the chance to die at home.
Everyone deserves the end of life care they need, in the place of their choosing.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Everyone deserves the end of life care they need, in the place of their choosing.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Gaps in NHS end-of-life care ‘denying ill children chance to die at home’
Campaigners say some care boards in England flouting their legal duty, resulting in ‘cruel’ postcode lottery
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2026 at 12:11 PM
New research from Together for Short Lives shows gaps in NHS end of life care is denying many seriously ill children the chance to die at home.
Everyone deserves the end of life care they need, in the place of their choosing.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Everyone deserves the end of life care they need, in the place of their choosing.
Read more: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The Hospice UK main website is temporarily down. We are working on a fix and should be back up and running soon.
This doesn't affect our Data Portal and PopNAT.
This doesn't affect our Data Portal and PopNAT.
September 3, 2026 at 9:08 AM
The Hospice UK main website is temporarily down. We are working on a fix and should be back up and running soon.
This doesn't affect our Data Portal and PopNAT.
This doesn't affect our Data Portal and PopNAT.
Thank you to @channel4news.bsky.social for highlighting the financial crisis facing hospices.
Exclusive Hospice UK data shows hospices had to fundraise more between 2012–2024 to cover the growing gap between government funding and the cost of providing vital care.
www.channel4.com/news/hospice...
Exclusive Hospice UK data shows hospices had to fundraise more between 2012–2024 to cover the growing gap between government funding and the cost of providing vital care.
www.channel4.com/news/hospice...
Hospice funding gap crisis
They provide absolutely vital end-of-life care, but hospices are facing a financial crisis.
www.channel4.com
August 27, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Thank you to @channel4news.bsky.social for highlighting the financial crisis facing hospices.
Exclusive Hospice UK data shows hospices had to fundraise more between 2012–2024 to cover the growing gap between government funding and the cost of providing vital care.
www.channel4.com/news/hospice...
Exclusive Hospice UK data shows hospices had to fundraise more between 2012–2024 to cover the growing gap between government funding and the cost of providing vital care.
www.channel4.com/news/hospice...
The Shakespeare Hospice has announced it will pause some services amid one of the most difficult funding climates the hospice sector has faced.
With demand growing, hospices urgently need sustainable funding so people can access the care they need, wherever they live.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With demand growing, hospices urgently need sustainable funding so people can access the care they need, wherever they live.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warwickshire hospice pauses some services amid funding woes
Bosses say the sector is experiencing one of the most difficult funding climates it has ever faced.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 26, 2026 at 1:20 PM
The Shakespeare Hospice has announced it will pause some services amid one of the most difficult funding climates the hospice sector has faced.
With demand growing, hospices urgently need sustainable funding so people can access the care they need, wherever they live.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
With demand growing, hospices urgently need sustainable funding so people can access the care they need, wherever they live.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hospice deficits are more than doubling. But what does that actually mean for care?
It means difficult decisions are being made about the services hospices can provide.
We're explaining what’s happening, why hospices are under such pressure, and why sustainable funding is urgently needed.
It means difficult decisions are being made about the services hospices can provide.
We're explaining what’s happening, why hospices are under such pressure, and why sustainable funding is urgently needed.
August 14, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Hospice deficits are more than doubling. But what does that actually mean for care?
It means difficult decisions are being made about the services hospices can provide.
We're explaining what’s happening, why hospices are under such pressure, and why sustainable funding is urgently needed.
It means difficult decisions are being made about the services hospices can provide.
We're explaining what’s happening, why hospices are under such pressure, and why sustainable funding is urgently needed.
Hospice deficits have more than doubled in a year.
Hospices across England ended the last financial year with a collective deficit of more than £70m.
This cannot continue.
We’re calling on the Government to act urgently to give hospices a secure future.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Hospices across England ended the last financial year with a collective deficit of more than £70m.
This cannot continue.
We’re calling on the Government to act urgently to give hospices a secure future.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
August 14, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Hospice deficits have more than doubled in a year.
Hospices across England ended the last financial year with a collective deficit of more than £70m.
This cannot continue.
We’re calling on the Government to act urgently to give hospices a secure future.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Hospices across England ended the last financial year with a collective deficit of more than £70m.
This cannot continue.
We’re calling on the Government to act urgently to give hospices a secure future.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
The Prime Minister is right: palliative care must be fixed.
Nearly 1 in 3 people miss out on palliative care they need, while hospices face increasing financial pressure with many cutting frontline services.
Hospices need fair, sustainable funding to provide expert care to everyone who needs it.
Nearly 1 in 3 people miss out on palliative care they need, while hospices face increasing financial pressure with many cutting frontline services.
Hospices need fair, sustainable funding to provide expert care to everyone who needs it.
July 29, 2026 at 12:09 PM
The Prime Minister is right: palliative care must be fixed.
Nearly 1 in 3 people miss out on palliative care they need, while hospices face increasing financial pressure with many cutting frontline services.
Hospices need fair, sustainable funding to provide expert care to everyone who needs it.
Nearly 1 in 3 people miss out on palliative care they need, while hospices face increasing financial pressure with many cutting frontline services.
Hospices need fair, sustainable funding to provide expert care to everyone who needs it.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said hospices must be properly funded in response to a campaign led by Wigan & Leigh Hospice.
He said: "We need to make sure hospices are properly funded and we've also got to face up to the pressures right across care."
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2640354...
He said: "We need to make sure hospices are properly funded and we've also got to face up to the pressures right across care."
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2640354...
PM responds after local landlady's hospice funding plea
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said hospices must be "properly funded" after a Wigan and Leigh Hospice campaign highlighted the case of a…
www.leighjournal.co.uk
July 28, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has said hospices must be properly funded in response to a campaign led by Wigan & Leigh Hospice.
He said: "We need to make sure hospices are properly funded and we've also got to face up to the pressures right across care."
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2640354...
He said: "We need to make sure hospices are properly funded and we've also got to face up to the pressures right across care."
www.leighjournal.co.uk/news/2640354...
Congratulations to Yvette Cooper on her appointment as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Our CEO Toby Porter says: "The Secretary of State already understands the vital role of hospices, and the importance of securing sustainable funding for the sector."
Our CEO Toby Porter says: "The Secretary of State already understands the vital role of hospices, and the importance of securing sustainable funding for the sector."
July 21, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Congratulations to Yvette Cooper on her appointment as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
Our CEO Toby Porter says: "The Secretary of State already understands the vital role of hospices, and the importance of securing sustainable funding for the sector."
Our CEO Toby Porter says: "The Secretary of State already understands the vital role of hospices, and the importance of securing sustainable funding for the sector."
Mae gofal hosbis yn hanfodol.
Mae costau cynyddol yn gorfodi hosbisau ledled Cymru i dorri gwasanaethau hanfodol.
Rhaid i Lywodraeth newydd Cymru weithredu i ddiogelu dyfodol gofal hosbis.
A wnewch chi ofyn i'ch Aelod o'r Senedd helpu? 👉
www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
Mae costau cynyddol yn gorfodi hosbisau ledled Cymru i dorri gwasanaethau hanfodol.
Rhaid i Lywodraeth newydd Cymru weithredu i ddiogelu dyfodol gofal hosbis.
A wnewch chi ofyn i'ch Aelod o'r Senedd helpu? 👉
www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
July 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Mae gofal hosbis yn hanfodol.
Mae costau cynyddol yn gorfodi hosbisau ledled Cymru i dorri gwasanaethau hanfodol.
Rhaid i Lywodraeth newydd Cymru weithredu i ddiogelu dyfodol gofal hosbis.
A wnewch chi ofyn i'ch Aelod o'r Senedd helpu? 👉
www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
Mae costau cynyddol yn gorfodi hosbisau ledled Cymru i dorri gwasanaethau hanfodol.
Rhaid i Lywodraeth newydd Cymru weithredu i ddiogelu dyfodol gofal hosbis.
A wnewch chi ofyn i'ch Aelod o'r Senedd helpu? 👉
www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
At a time when demand is growing, a lack of sustainable funding is forcing hospices across Wales to cut vital services.
The new Welsh Government must act now to secure the future of hospice care.
Will your ask your MS for help? 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
The new Welsh Government must act now to secure the future of hospice care.
Will your ask your MS for help? 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
July 10, 2026 at 11:37 AM
At a time when demand is growing, a lack of sustainable funding is forcing hospices across Wales to cut vital services.
The new Welsh Government must act now to secure the future of hospice care.
Will your ask your MS for help? 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
The new Welsh Government must act now to secure the future of hospice care.
Will your ask your MS for help? 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
We’re at the Income Generation Leaders Conference in Birmingham!
Come and say hello at the Hospice UK stand. We’d love to talk about making the most of your membership with Hospice UK. 🧡
#HospiceIGLeaders
Come and say hello at the Hospice UK stand. We’d love to talk about making the most of your membership with Hospice UK. 🧡
#HospiceIGLeaders
July 2, 2026 at 9:10 AM
We’re at the Income Generation Leaders Conference in Birmingham!
Come and say hello at the Hospice UK stand. We’d love to talk about making the most of your membership with Hospice UK. 🧡
#HospiceIGLeaders
Come and say hello at the Hospice UK stand. We’d love to talk about making the most of your membership with Hospice UK. 🧡
#HospiceIGLeaders
Hospice care is a cornerstone of Wales’ health care system, supporting over 20,000 people each year.
But that care is at risk.
Many hospices across Wales are having to cut desperately-needed services due to increased demand and rising costs.
Ask your MS to help 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
But that care is at risk.
Many hospices across Wales are having to cut desperately-needed services due to increased demand and rising costs.
Ask your MS to help 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
June 29, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Hospice care is a cornerstone of Wales’ health care system, supporting over 20,000 people each year.
But that care is at risk.
Many hospices across Wales are having to cut desperately-needed services due to increased demand and rising costs.
Ask your MS to help 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
But that care is at risk.
Many hospices across Wales are having to cut desperately-needed services due to increased demand and rising costs.
Ask your MS to help 👉 www.hospiceuk.org/innovation-h...
Hospices across Wales are warning of growing pressure on their staff as new survey findings show they are caring for patients with increasingly urgent and complex needs, at a time when increasing demand and rising costs are putting this care at risk.
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June 24, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Hospices across Wales are warning of growing pressure on their staff as new survey findings show they are caring for patients with increasingly urgent and complex needs, at a time when increasing demand and rising costs are putting this care at risk.
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Daniel was 16 when he died from cancer. His final months were transformed by hospice care, but his parents only found the support after reaching crisis point.
His story reflects a new report that shows families are pushed to the limits as they struggle to access care.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
His story reflects a new report that shows families are pushed to the limits as they struggle to access care.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Barry family say Tŷ Hafan hospice care transformed son's final days
Daniel's parents only found out about hospice care after taking him to shower at a leisure centre.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 18, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Daniel was 16 when he died from cancer. His final months were transformed by hospice care, but his parents only found the support after reaching crisis point.
His story reflects a new report that shows families are pushed to the limits as they struggle to access care.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
His story reflects a new report that shows families are pushed to the limits as they struggle to access care.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This Children’s Hospice Week we’re celebrating stories of children’s hospice care.
Meet Zak and his mum Farzana.
Zak was diagnosed with Galloway-Mowat Syndrome at nine months. Zak and his family all receive support from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Meet Zak and his mum Farzana.
Zak was diagnosed with Galloway-Mowat Syndrome at nine months. Zak and his family all receive support from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Breaking the stigma of children’s hospice care.
A mum whose son lives with a rare genetic condition is sharing their story to help break the stigma of children’s hospice care.
www.hospiceuk.org
June 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This Children’s Hospice Week we’re celebrating stories of children’s hospice care.
Meet Zak and his mum Farzana.
Zak was diagnosed with Galloway-Mowat Syndrome at nine months. Zak and his family all receive support from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
Meet Zak and his mum Farzana.
Zak was diagnosed with Galloway-Mowat Syndrome at nine months. Zak and his family all receive support from East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices.
www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...
We are deeply saddened by news that St Clare Hospice is forced to make difficult decisions about its services due to ongoing funding pressures.
Hospices need urgent action to secure the future of their services and ensure everyone can access their vital care.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Hospices need urgent action to secure the future of their services and ensure everyone can access their vital care.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
June 11, 2026 at 8:57 AM
We are deeply saddened by news that St Clare Hospice is forced to make difficult decisions about its services due to ongoing funding pressures.
Hospices need urgent action to secure the future of their services and ensure everyone can access their vital care.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Hospices need urgent action to secure the future of their services and ensure everyone can access their vital care.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Sign up to walk, cycle, dance or stretch this June for hospice care and people like Eric.
Eric has Multiple System Atrophy - a rare neurological disorder that affects movement, balance and bodily functions, which, as an artistic individual, mean he’s had to find new ways to express creativity.
Eric has Multiple System Atrophy - a rare neurological disorder that affects movement, balance and bodily functions, which, as an artistic individual, mean he’s had to find new ways to express creativity.
June 8, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Sign up to walk, cycle, dance or stretch this June for hospice care and people like Eric.
Eric has Multiple System Atrophy - a rare neurological disorder that affects movement, balance and bodily functions, which, as an artistic individual, mean he’s had to find new ways to express creativity.
Eric has Multiple System Atrophy - a rare neurological disorder that affects movement, balance and bodily functions, which, as an artistic individual, mean he’s had to find new ways to express creativity.