Archie Battersbee’s parents have lost a High Court bid to have him transferred to a hospice before his life-sustaining treatment is withdrawn. The 12-year-old has been in a coma since
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The mother of Archie Battersbee has vowed to fight for her son “til the bitter end” as the family wait to hear from the European Court of Human Rights after
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A 19-year-old woman who had a “very complex condition” which included a “severe eating disorder” has died two months after a judge ruled that doctors could lawfully stop providing her
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A paediatric nurse will cycle over 3,200 miles in 70 days to every children’s hospice service in the UK in a bid to raise more than £500,000 to support their
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There has been a “rapid acceleration” in the number of people dying at home in the UK, with hospices delivering almost one million “hospice-at-home” services in 2020 and 2021, a
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Podcast host Deborah James said she is “absolutely mind blown” by people’s generosity as hundreds of thousands of pounds have been donated to the cancer fund she launched. The popular
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Hospices in Wales will receive an extra £2.2m as part of the Welsh Government’s end-of-life care review. Of the funding, £888k will go to the two children’s hospices – Ty
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Sick children face a postcode lottery in accessing toys and a play specialist during hospital stays, a charity has said. Starlight, which was set up to ensure play opportunities for
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A Jewish couple who failed to persuade a High Court judge to allow them to move their seriously ill daughter from England to a hospital in Israel have lost a
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The Duchess of Cornwall has praised the work of staff and volunteers at a hospice dedicated to caring for children, saying: “I wish there were more of these hospices.” Camilla
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