Event: Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture 2026 - online

Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture 2026 | Live Stream

Tuesday 24 November 2026 | 16:00–17:00 GMT | Online

Join us for the Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture 2026, featuring Professor Barbara Gomes from the University of Coimbra.

Drawing on her international research, Barbara will explore key questions shaping palliative and end-of-life care today, including people’s preferences, priorities and experiences of care, and where people are cared for and die.

Broadcast live from the Cicely Saunders Institute at King’s College London, this free online lecture is open to all interested in improving care for people with serious illness and those close to them.

We look forward to welcoming you online!

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Event: Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture 2026 - online

26 Oct Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

This year's Cicely Saunders International Annual Lecture will take place on 24 November.

Event: Webinar on the Economic Benefits of Palliative Care

20 Oct Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

Join the Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care at the Cicely Saunders Institute, King's College London on 12 November at 14:00 for a one-hour, virtual webinar on specialist palliative care and its role improving patient experience, reducing bed days and saving money.

The importance of lived experience, social participation, and community connection

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Death literacy involves understanding end-of-life options, knowing how to access help, and feeling confident supporting others who are dying or grieving.

Event: Good Practices in Palliative Care: Spiritual & Religious Care

05 Oct Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

"Reflections on Meaning and Spiritual Care - The Legacy of Dame Cicely Saunders"

Home Based Palliative Care in low and middle income countries

30 Sep Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

Serious illnesses cause significant suffering for millions of people each year. Palliative care helps manage this suffering and improve quality of life. However, many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have limited access to palliative care.

MPs Vote Against Assisted Dying

14 Sep Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

MPs have voted against a bill that would have changed the law on assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.

Improving Palliative Care for Children in Korea

11 Sep Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

Researchers develop a Children’s Palliative care Outcome Scale in Korea

New $4m grant on healthcare financialisation

03 Sep Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

$4 Million NIH Grant to Examine How Healthcare Financialisation Shapes Serious Illness Care in the US

What is EPIC-PC?

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Integrated and more equitable palliative care

Advance care planning in dementia

12 Aug Posted by: sian_best Category: Recent

Ways to help people with dementia and their family carers feel more ready to have conversations

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’ NHS Foundation Trust 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.