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Balfour Mount
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Tribute to Dr Balfour Mount, pioneer of palliative care (1939 - 2025)

Tribute to Dr Balfour Mount, pioneer of palliative care (1939 - 2025)
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Images to encourage conversations around dying
Hospice care stories

“Dying To Be Heard”: 7 Images Created To Encourage Conversation

Terminally ill patient Megan McClay and her husband, Dimitar Kashchiev, took part in a photographic project that was created by me and the team at Same but Different to highlight e...
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Press release
Press Release

2 in 5 hospices planning to make cuts this year

Data from Hospice UK reveals the stark impact insufficient funding has on hospices.
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Helen Teed, Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist at Strathcarron Hospice, explains how Wolfson Professional Development Grant funding had a profound impact on her hospice career
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‘It was a game-changer’: the impact of Wolfson funding on Helen’s career

Helen Teed, an Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist at Strathcarron Hospice explains how a Wolfson Foundation Professional Development Grant had a profound impact.
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Scottish parliament
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Response to the launch of the Scottish Government’s new palliative care strategy

Hospice UK response to the launch of the Scottish Government’s new palliative care strategy
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Jo Brand in BBC recording studio for BBC Radio 4 charity appeal
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Hospice UK featured in BBC Radio 4 Appeal

Jo Brand tells the story of Sam and Rob for the BBC Radio 4 Appeal.
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