Dying Matters

Hospice UK’s Dying Matters campaign is working with you to create an open culture in which we’re comfortable talking about death, dying and grief. 

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Dying Matters Resources from Hospice UK: a girl holding a coffee cup looks out of a window

Dying Matters Resources

Talking about death and dying can be tough. Our resources will help you, your family and friends to start the conversation.

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Dying Matters is Hospice UK's flagship national campaign. Working in partnership with grassroots communities around the UK, it aims to get people talking and sharing stories openly about dying and grief, to reduce the associated stress, stigma and social isolation

What is Dying Matters?

Dying Matters is a campaign run by the charity, Hospice UK. We work with organisations, decision makers and the public to make things better for people who are dying or grieving.  

Right now we don’t have the right language to talk about death. And this means that not everyone gets the support that suits them as they approach the end of life. We want to see a world where people live well until the very end.  

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The Dying Matters Community Grants Programme – supported by Dignity Funerals – funds creative community projects that start conversations about death and grief

Community Grants Programme

The Dying Matters Community Grants Programme, supported by Dignity, funds creative community projects that start conversations about death and grief. Applications now open.

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Get involved

There are many ways you can get involved with Dying Matters, from sharing your own story with us and exploring our useful resources to signing up to receive our emails and taking our Compassionate Superpower quiz.

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Dying Matters Resources from Hospice UK: a girl holding a coffee cup looks out of a window

Dying Matters Resources

Talking about death and dying can be tough. Our resources will help you, your family and friends to start the conversation.
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We’ll inspire and help you to have those difficult conversations in your family, with your friends, and in your community.
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Dying Matters Awareness Week

The next Dying Matters Awareness Week will take place from 6 - 12 May 2024. Communities across the country will come together to talk about the language that we use around death, d...
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The Dying Matters Community Grants Programme – supported by Dignity Funerals – funds creative community projects that start conversations about death and grief

Community Grants Programme

The Dying Matters Community Grants Programme, supported by Dignity, funds creative community projects that start conversations about death and grief. Applications now open.
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