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News

Our summer newsletter is out now!

30 Jul Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

Research news and policy updates from Cicely Saunders International

Public engagement event – Coin Street Neighbourhood Centre

27 Jul Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

An informal drop-in event organised by the Better Health & Care Hub

Celebrating Excellence in Palliative and End-of-Life Care

27 Jul Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

The Palliative Care Awards recognise excellence in supporting people to live and die well in the later stages of life.

Let’s Talk

23 Jul Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital has launched two new films as part of its Let’s Talk campaign encouraging people from all backgrounds to have conversations about end-of-life care.

Health outcome measurement in New Zealand

22 Jul Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

Associate Professor Margaret Sandham from Massey University, New Zealand, joined the team at the Cicely Saunders Institute to talk about her research developing culturally-appropriate health outcome measures for Māori people, includng those in end-of-life care.

UK government publishes interim Modern Service Framework for palliative care

08 Jul Posted by: csintadmin Category: Recent

Sets out a vision for improving palliative and end of life care, so that people receive high-quality, consistent care when they need it. At the moment access to palliative and end of life care is not consistent. People’s experiences often depend on where they live, who they are, and why they are ill.

“Where does all the time go?”

26 Jun Posted by: csintadmin Category: Recent

A new metric can show the impact of palliative care towards the end of life. Jacobsen J, Mahajan S, Ekstrand J, Boo Hammas K, May P, Klintman J. Accounting for the Scarcity of Time as Patients Approach End of Life: The Construction of End-Weighted Time Toxicity.

Terminally Ill Adults Bill: The House Magazine

08 Jun Posted by: csintadmin Category: Recent

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill ran out of parliamentary time at the House of Lords committee stage in the House of Lords in April 2026. The 2024-26 session of Parliament has prorogued and the Bill will make no further progress this session.