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Hobbycraft brings winter wonderland to children’s hospices

Date Posted
13 November, 2024

Our long-term partner, Hobbycraft, have released their Christmas ad, celebrating our charity partnership. The video encourages customers to use the festive period as a time for giving and spreading Christmas cheer, by helping seriously ill children and their families to...

Time for more adventures and sharing international ideas – blog 4

Date Posted
4 November, 2024
Author
Dr Helena Dunbar

Just before Easter, Helena Dunbar, Director of Service Development and Improvement at Together for Short Lives, travelled to Canada to undertake the first leg of her Churchill Fellowship. In this next phase of her travels to Australia, Helena shares her...

Landmark Budget must be platform to protect children’s palliative care

Date Posted
30 October, 2024

UK children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives has called on the government to urgently fix funding for lifeline children’s palliative care services following today’s Budget and Spending Review (30 October). Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves announced a...

Autumn policy roundup 2024

Date Posted
29 October, 2024
Author
Ben Dellow, Policy and Public Affairs Officer

As the year continues to progress, so too does the policy landscape surrounding children's palliative care. Over the past few months, we have witnessed a wave of new developments that could impact both families caring for seriously ill children and...

Time for more adventures and sharing international ideas – blog 3

Date Posted
28 October, 2024
Author
Dr Helena Dunbar

Just before Easter, Helena Dunbar, Director of Service Development and Improvement at Together for Short Lives, travelled to Canada to undertake the first leg of her Churchill Fellowship. In this next phase of her travels to Australia, Helena shares her...

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