News and Comment

It's just been announced (2 December 2017) that the winner of The X Factor 2017 will release the Winner’s Duet on Sunday 3rd December at approximately 22:00 GMT. All proceeds from the track are in aid Together for Short Lives and Shooting Star Chase. The songs...

MPs and peers issue call for evidence on palliative care choices for babies, children and young people. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Children Who Need Palliative Care has today (24 November) launched an inquiry on the extent to which the government...

Bayer has handed over a cheque for £25,952 to Together for Short Lives. The cash was raised after 226 people from Bayer’s General Medicine division took part in a  swim-cycle-run ‘Try-Athlon’ in July – followed by a big day of...

The Budget delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer this afternoon was trailed as one which would mean Britain is ‘fit for the future’ however it represents a missed opportunity to improve palliative care and support for the 49,000+ seriously...

UK children’s palliative care charity Together for Short Lives has expressed its disappointment that the government seems to be missing an important opportunity to end the crisis in children’s social care funding. This follows the government's announcement on 17 November...

Two innovative projects launch today, to help young people with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition get the vital support they need, made possible by funding from Together for Short Lives – the UK charity for children’s palliative care. Advances in...