Day 1: Tuesday 25 November

With speakers from the BMJ to be announced.

Chair: Melanie Taylor, Evidence Lead, Hospice UK 

👥: Research, Clinical

Members of the Hospice UK Technology Leaders Network are invited to meet up with their peers.

👥: Technology leads

Fellow trustees and chairs are welcome to join this informal meet-up to connect with colleagues.

👥: Trustees

This session includes four presentations of abstracts submitted via our Call for Papers, to be announced. 

These abstracts are published in an online conference supplement produced by BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, an official journal of Hospice UK.  

👥: All delegates

This session offers a dedicated, safe space for hospice CEOs and senior leadership teams to come together in a peer-led forum. 

Building on feedback from last year’s conference, as well as the series of CEO thought leadership pieces published on our website, this session creates a unique opportunity for leaders to share perspectives, reflect, and engage in candid discussion. 

Speakers:

• James Sanderson, Chief Executive Officer, Sue Ryder
• Nigel Hartley, Chief Executive Officer, Mountbatten Hospice Group
• Kate Heaps, Chief Executive, Community Hospice
• Steph Edusei, Chief Executive Officer, St Oswald’s Hospice 

Chair: Toby Porter, Chief Executive, Hospice UK

👥: CEOs

The greatest generational wealth transfer in history has started to happen which provides charities with major opportunities in legacies and philanthropy. 

The session will explore these opportunities and will be in two parts: 

• Firstly, it will focus on legacy income. We’ll explore key trends in the legacy market, legacy marketing and the implications for hospices. 

  We’ll then drill down into the results of the first full year of the National Hospice Legacy Campaign, supported by 143 hospices across England, Scotland and Wales. We’ll hear from Community Hospice (Greenwich and Bexley) who will share what they did locally to optimise the success of the campaign for their hospice. 

• In the second part, we will broaden out to explore how we might harness more of this great wealth. In addition to an increase in legacies, what are the emerging giving trends among high-net-worth individuals more generally? How are they choosing to give through their lifetime and afterwards? And what can hospices do to reap the benefits? 

Speakers:

• Catherine Bosworth, Director of Income Generation and Grants, Hospice UK
• Molly O'Shea, Head of Communications and Marketing, Community Hospice
• Lynne Lamont, Head of Charities & Institutional Clients, RBC Brewin Dolphin
• Sarah Pook, Charities Business Development Manager, RBC Brewin Dolphin 

Chair: Catherine Bosworth

Kindly supported by our Gold sponsors, RBC Brewin Dolphin

👥: Income Generation, Trustees

Neurodegenerative conditions such as Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Motor Neurone Disease (MND), and Huntington’s Disease present complex, unpredictable trajectories that challenge traditional models of palliative care referral and support. 

This interdisciplinary session brings together representatives from the MSA Trust, Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA), Huntington’s Disease Association, and a specialist palliative care nurse to explore the benefits of early, collaborative palliative care involvement for people living with these conditions. 

This session will: 

• Illuminate the unique needs and clinical presentations of MSA, MND, and Huntington’s Disease. 

• Highlight how timely palliative input can enhance quality of life, symptom control, and advance care planning.  

• Foster improved understanding of the roles of disease-specific charities and how they can support both professionals and families. 

• Promote effective partnership working between neurological services, charities, and hospice teams and how by working in collaboration with the patient, care delivery can be improved.  

Speakers:

• Andy Barrick, Chief Executive Officer, Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Trust
• Lynda Friel, Head of Service Improvement and Transformation, Motor Neurone Disease (MND) Association
• Dorinda Moffat, MND and Neurorespiratory Specialist Practitioner, Prospect Hospice
• Cath Stanley, Chief Executive Officer, Huntington’s Disease Association 

Chairs: Julia Russell, Senior Clinical Practice & QI Manager, Hospice UK

👥: Clinical 

Those who are socially excluded need high-quality personalised care the most but get it the least. 

At this panel, we will discuss the palliative and end of life care needs of people in prison and people experiencing homelessness. We will examine how, as hospices, we can improve and expand our support for those who experience severe and multiple disadvantage. 

Speakers:

• Fr. Dr. Matthew Durham, Executive Director, Hospice Palliative Care and Community Development, Saint Elizabeth’s Foundation, Canada
• Emma Dixon, Director of Clinical and Digital Services/Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), St Ann’s Hospice
• Heidi McIntyre, Homeless Palliative Care Coordinator, St Ann’s Hospice
• Ruth Driscoll, Associate Director for Policy and Public Affairs, Marie Curie
• Lucy Brant, Senior Policy Manager, Marie Curie 

Chair: Katie Reade, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Hospice UK

👥: Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Clinical, Community Engagement

This session includes four presentations of abstracts submitted via our Call for Papers, to be announced. 

These abstracts are published in an online conference supplement produced by BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, an official journal of Hospice UK. 

👥: All delegates

This session will explore how hospices can lead and influence the development of integrated frailty care, drawing on the depth of palliative expertise and strong community roots. 

Presenting emerging models from national and local perspectives - including virtual wards, hospice-led services, and the unique contribution of social work - the session will highlight practical, values-led approaches that respond to growing population need.

Speakers:

• Dr Sarah Bell, Medical Director, Garden House Hospice Care
• Lisa Hunt, Chief Executive Officer, Garden House Hospice Care
• Dr Shelagh O’Riordan, Consultant Community Geriatrician, Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and Clinical Director for Frailty in East Kent; President Elect, UK Hospital at Home Society
• Wendy Ashton, Education Lead, Association of Palliative Care Social Workers; Patient & Family Support Team Lead, Eden Valley Hospice and Jigsaw, Cumbria’s Children’s Hospice 

Chair: Cat Sullivan, Senior Clinical Practice & QI Manager, Hospice UK

👥: Clinical

A session exploring the relationship between the arts and grief and how creative expression can support people before and after loss.

Speakers: 

• Sarah Harvey, Trails Director, Wild in Art 

• Judi Newman, CEO, St Elizabeth Hospice (Ipswich)

• Georgina Jones, Co-Founder, Grief Disco

• Hugh McElhinney, Compassionate Communities Lead, St Elizabeth Hospice 

Chair: Matthew Brindley, Rheolwr Polisi ac Eiriolaeth/Policy and Advocacy Manager Wales, Hospice UK

Kindly supported by Wild in Art 

👥: All delegates

More sessions on topics including assisted dying and AI.

Join other delegates for drinks and networking.

👥: All delegates