News and Comment

Together for Short Lives is deeply concerned by a new report which has found that brothers and sisters of seriously ill children risk being left with poorer mental health and educational outcomes unless there is more funding to support them....

Together for Short Lives has welcomed the government’s decision to invest £350million in improving support for children in England with complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). We call on ministers to go further by using the Spending Review to...

Honest, open discussions and mutual respect between nursing teams and family members are key to bringing about good outcomes for seriously children who are part of Gypsy and Traveller families, a new resource published today has set out. Discussing a...

I always find Christmas a time for reflection. Nature feels like it is shutting down, the leaves have fallen and the days are short. The year is drawing to an end and the window to realise those goals for the...

Amazing news, Together for Short Lives has the X Factor once again. We are joint beneficiaries of The X Factor’s winner’s single, along with Shooting Star Chase. The money raised will help us to be there for families facing the...

Together for Short Lives has welcomed the government’s decision to invest £3.5billion in primary and community healthcare in England. The investment, part of the £20.5 billion real terms NHS funding boost announced by the Prime Minister in June, is designed...