We are so pleased to announce an amazing two-year partnership with Proxima Group as their chosen charity. This partnership with world-leading procurement and supply chain consultancy will play a crucial role in supporting our mission to ensure that families caring for a child with a life-limiting or life-threatening condition, can access the very best quality […] The post Together for Short Lives announces two-year charity partnership with Proxima Group appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

In her latest blog update, Helena visits Canuck Place Children’s Hospice in Vancouver. To follow along with her earlier blogs: Blog 1, blog 2, blog 3. Where do I start ? The Paediatric Palliative Care Programme across British Columbia is a truly integrated model of care delivered across hospice, hospital, community, education and research -to […] The post The Palliative Care Programme in British Columbia appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

Just before Easter Helena Dunbar, Director of Service Development and Improvement at Together for Short Lives, travelled to Canada to undertake the fist leg of her Churchill Fellowship. If you haven’t already read it, and would like to follow her, check out Helena’s other blogs here and here. In this third blog instalment, Helena shares […] The post My Churchill Fellowship begins appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

If you haven’t already read it, check out Helena’s first blog where she announced her upcoming Churchill Fellowship. In this second blog instalment, she travels to Canada to start her fellowship, and spends a sunny weekend enjoying some sights before the real work begins… On 28 March I packed my bags and headed off to […] The post Time for some adventures appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

The Kentown Children’s Palliative Care Programme in North West England has reached its one-year milestone, supporting around 128 families across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Launched with the needs of children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses and their families at its core, families have described the initiative as ‘transformative’. The Family Service Co-ordinators help families to […] The post One year on from the launch of The Kentown Programme – meet Ben appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

Sharing international ideas April is set to be a really exciting month for myself and Together for Short Lives, as I have been awarded a Churchill Fellowship (supported by the Burdett Trust for Nursing) to visit Canada, and later in the year, Australia. Back in March 2020, from 1409 applications received, 260 individuals were interviewed […] The post Sharing international ideas appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

A new report from Together for Short Lives, the UK’s children’s palliative care charity, shows that in many places across the UK, families caring for seriously ill child cannot access the palliative and end of life care they need: Only a third of local areas in England are meeting the required standard for 24/7 end […] The post Seriously ill children not getting right care at the end of their life, new research finds appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

In the challenging world of children’s palliative care our 10 year strategy aims to make better use of digital tools to improve access, quality and sustainability for the people who support and care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families. An important step in this journey will be in supporting […] The post Improving digital services for healthcare professionals appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

The Kentown Children’s Palliative Care Programme in North West England has reached its one-year milestone, supporting over 128 families across Lancashire and South Cumbria. Launched with the needs of children with life-limiting and life-threatening illnesses – and their families – at its core, families have described the initiative as ‘transformative’. The collaborative project, combining nursing […] The post Programme supporting seriously ill children across the North West reaches one-year milestone appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more

There are an estimated 99,000 seriously ill children in the UK, a number that continues to rise. Many families of these children, lost in the system, are unaware of the support available to them. Thanks to the Morrisons partnership, our Community Outreach Project was launched in Spring 2023, bringing onboard Lisa. This pivotal move aims […] The post Meet Lisa: How being a mum impacts her role as a Community Outreach Worker appeared first on Together for Short Lives ..read more