News and blog
All of the latest news and blogs from Sue Ryder.
For journalist or media enquiries, please contact our press office.
Filter results

“Being able to talk and to have somewhere to share how they are feeling without judgement or fear could really help someone to cope”
Clova McCallum, a counsellor for Sue Ryder’s Online Bereavement Counselling service, talks here of problems people who have been bereaved experience in their workplace and gives advice for employers, colleagues and those who have lost someone.

“The more we normalise death, the healthier, happier and more helpful we can be to ourselves and others who are grieving”
Felicity Ward, Counsellor for Sue Ryder’s Online Bereavement Counselling service, discusses the common issues she finds in the workplace for people who have been bereaved and gives advice for line managers, employees and colleagues on creating a supportive space for those going through grief.

“I really think I’ve found my calling!” Volunteering in a Sue Ryder charity shop
When Dale Anderson joined the team at Sue Ryder’s Nottingham Goose Gate store he was looking for some work experience in the retail sector, but what he found was so much more.

Keighley accountants race across the world for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice
Staff from accountancy firm Stirk Lambert & Co have raised over £7,000 for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice after virtually covering the distance from Keighley to Kathmandu.

Cousins to walk in memory of their beloved grandma and support Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice
Four cousins from Yorkshire are pulling on their trainers for October's Walk to Remember, to walk in memory of their grandma, Sandra Kemp, who received end-of-life care at Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice and passed away shortly before the UK lockdown.

Walk down memory lane for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice
People in Leeds are being encouraged to get their walking boots on this October to remember loved ones and raise crucial funds for Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice by taking on the Walk to Remember.

Hospice Care Week 2020: A day in the life - Liz Maitland, Chaplain at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice
Meet Liz Maitland, Chaplain at Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice. Liz has worked at the hospice for 11 years and provides spiritual support to patients, families, carers and staff. Here, she talks us through a day in her life.

Sue Ryder and Royal College of Nursing event - 'What use are human rights in end of life care?'
On 5 October, Sue Ryder will be presenting at the Royal College of Nursing event, ‘What use are human rights in end of life care?’ to highlight the areas for development and discuss the changes that need to be made in order to embed a human rights approach to end of life care.

Sue Ryder Nurses reach new heights to raise funds for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice
Two daredevil Sue Ryder Nurses took to the skies on Sunday 20 September in a bid to raise money for Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice where they work.

“I really wanted to try and find something positive out of an incredibly sad situation.”
The December Daily Dash was started in 2015 by Jackie and Mark Smith after Jackie’s dad, Mike, was cared for by Sue Ryder in the last months of his life. Growing from just 13 participants in its first year to 550 last year, the event has raised an incredible £100,000 to date.