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The
Government’s
Spring
Budget
fails
to
provide
much
needed
support
with
energy
costs
for
people
at
the
end
of
life
Today, 6th March, the Chancellor announced the Government’s Spring Budget, it outlines the Government’s tax and spending plans.
Influencing
06 Mar 2024
New
parliamentary
report
on
assisted
dying
calls
on
the
Government
fix
‘patchy’
access
to
palliative
care
and
increase
funding
to
hospices
On 29 February, the Health and Social Care Committee published the findings of their Assisted Dying/Assisted Suicide Inquiry.
Influencing
01 Mar 2024
Expanding
Grief
Kind
Spaces:
Sue
Ryder’s
exciting
partnership
with
Village
Hotels
We are thrilled to announce a new corporate partnership with Village Hotels, who will help us in our goal of making sure everyone living with grief can access the support they need.
Corporate partnerships
09 Feb 2024
Shadow
Chancellor,
Rachel
Reeves
MP,
visits
Sue
Ryder
Wheatfields
Hospice
On Friday 26th January, Shadow Chancellor and MP for Leeds West, Rachel Reeves, visited Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice to meet with representatives from Sue Ryder, Hospice UK and St Gemma’s Hospice in Leeds.
Influencing
30 Jan 2024
Report
on
hospice
funding
finds
commissioning
of
services
is
‘not
fit
for
purpose’
The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Hospice and End of Life Care has published their report ‘Government funding for hospices’
Influencing
24 Jan 2024
Sue
Ryder
to
present
a
Grief
Kind
Garden
in
the
‘All
About
Plants’
category
at
RHS
Chelsea
Flower
Show
Sue Ryder will be presenting a Grief Kind Garden in the ‘All About Plants’ category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. We'll be exploring the theme of grief with a sensory garden designed by award winning designer, Katherine Holland at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
08 Jan 2024
How
the
Grief
Kind
campaign
helped
me
after
my
Dad
died
Tracy describes how Sue Ryder's Grief Kind campaign helped her learn to live with grief after her dad died.
Grief personal stories
08 Jan 2024
Sue
Ryder
braces
for
unprecedented
demand
for
services
this
January
Sue Ryder is preparing for an unprecedented surge in demand for its online bereavement support services this January, as it encourages others to be Grief Kind for the year ahead.
Grief Kind
07 Jan 2024
Marking
Grief
Awareness
Week
2023
at
Sue
Ryder
National Grief Awareness Week, 2 - 8 December 2023, aims to raise awareness of all aspects of grief and loss on a national scale. This year’s theme is 'Better Together' to create stronger communities for open conversations and to help normalise grief.
Grief and bereavement
02 Dec 2023
Announcement
about
Sue
Ryder
Chief
Executive
Heidi
Travis
Heidi Travis, Chief Executive of Sue Ryder, has announced that she will be leaving the organisation in the Spring of 2024. After more than 14 years with Sue Ryder, 11 of those as the Chief Executive, Heidi has decided that the time is right for her to semi-retire.
Sue Ryder news
27 Nov 2023