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Patients at St Christopher’s Hospice get together to paint ‘Together Pebbles’ for the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 – with the help of comedian Tom Allen

15 May 2025

Special guest joins St Christopher’s patients to paint Together Pebbles

Patients at St Christopher’s Hospice get together to paint ‘Together Pebbles’ for the Hospice UK Garden of Compassion – with the help of comedian Tom Allen.

Press release

14 May 2025

Hospice UK responds to vote on Assisted Dying in Scotland

Hospice UK responds to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, which has been debated in Scottish Parliament.

Scottish parliament

06 May 2025

Hospice UK responds to Scotland's Programme for Government

The Scottish Government have published their Programme for Government for the next 12 months.

For Dying Matters Awareness Week (5 - 11 May 2025), communities across the UK will come together to break the stigma around death, dying and grief - around the theme of The Culture of Dying Matters

05 May 2025

Dying Matters Awareness Week 2025 is here

Monday 5th May marks the start of this year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week – exploring why the Culture of Dying Matters. Here's what's happening - and how you can get involved.

The many ways we say goodbye

05 May 2025

The many ways we say goodbye

Saying goodbye to a loved one when they have died is a very individual process. We asked Dying Matters supporters to share their stories around death, dying and culture.

I broke five cultural rules to honour my mother’s final wishes - dying matters awareness week

05 May 2025

I broke five cultural rules to honour my mother’s final wishes

Marilou shares her personal experience of caring for her mother who was dying in the Philippines – and how she had to break cultural norms to do it.