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Pilot creates world’s largest portrait of Queen on two-hour flight for charity

A pilot has created the world’s largest portrait of Queen Elizabeth II using an aircraft to raise money for charity. Amal Larhlid flew a Piper PA-28 for two hours in the outline of a side profile of the late Queen wearing a crown, in a tribute to ...

07 Oct 2022 at 13:11

NHS end-of-life care ‘often falls below expectations’

End-of-life care across the NHS in England is “inconsistent” and “often falls below expectations”, a report has found. A national probe by the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) found care for patients who are dying is “variable and ...

13 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Hospices face a ‘critical’ £47m shortfall in funding, experts warn

Hospices are facing a “critical” £47 million shortfall in funding as the cost of caring for dying patients and their families spirals, experts have warned. Hospice UK used Freedom of Information laws to gather data from England’s Integrated ...

26 Sept 2023 at 00:01

UK hospices ‘face funding crisis and need extra £120m to pay staff’

UK hospices are facing a funding crisis and will need to find an extra £120m to match the NHS pay offer to staff, chief executives have warned. The charity Hospice UK said patient services risk being cut owing to a funding black hole in ...

01 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Majority of UK adults worried about access to palliative care, survey suggests

Almost two-thirds of UK adults are worried about access to palliative and end-of-life care, according to a survey. The results, released on the same day a debate on assisted dying is taking place at Parliament, should be a “wake-up ...

29 Apr 2024 at 14:19

Scotland

Hospices stretched ‘to the brink’ amid £16m funding deficit

Hospices in Scotland are having to budget for what the sector describes as an “unprecedented” collective deficit of £16 million. The situation has led to representatives calling on the Scottish Government to provide additional ...

18 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Hospices face ‘devastating’ financial crisis as staff costs rises, charity warns

Hospices are facing a “devastating” financial crisis because of rising staff costs which are putting services at risk, a charity has warned. The chief executive of Hospice UK, Toby Porter, said the last year had seen the ...

15 Apr 2024 at 07:16

Battle lines drawn as peers demand exemptions from employers’ tax hike

Peers have set the stage for a showdown with the Government in demanding exemptions from a major tax hike for a range of groups, including GP practices, hospices, charities and small businesses. The House of Lords ...

25 Feb 2025 at 22:35

Scotland

Labour vows pay parity for hospice staff

Labour has pledged to increase funding for Scotland’s hospice sector to bring about “fair pay” for staff caring for dying patients in their final days. Deputy leader and health spokeswoman Dame Jackie Baillie ...

15 Jul 2025 at 17:12

Hospices warn of facing ‘huge implications’ after assisted dying Bill passed

Hospices and end-of-life care professionals will face “huge implications” and “seismic change” after the assisted dying Bill cleared the House of Commons, leading organisations have warned. MPs voted 314 to ...

20 Jun 2025 at 16:54

Scotland

Ministers told palliative care needs ‘transformation, not tweaks’

Palliative care in Scotland requires “transformation, not tweaks”, ministers have been told as they launched a strategy aimed at improving the care people receive. Hospice UK said the new measures outlined ...

10 Sept 2025 at 16:18

Hospices say funding boost will help them give continued compassionate care

Hospices have welcomed a multimillion funding boost for England which the Government described as the biggest investment in a generation in the sector. Investment of £100 million has been announced to ...

19 Dec 2024 at 12:30

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