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Giving
back
through
food
and
kindness:
Carol's
story
When Carol's mum spent her final week at Wheatfields Hospice, she experienced the compassion and support provided by staff and volunteers. Carol decided she wanted to give something back and joined the catering volunteer team.
The
opportunity
to
transform
palliative
and
end-of-life
care
can’t
be
missed
In this blog, Sue Ryder's Chief Executive, James Sanderson, shares thoughts on how to transform palliative and end-of-life care in light of recent political changes.
Hospice
User
Groups
Join your local Sue Ryder Hospice User Group and help improve care for patients, carers and families.
Walking
through
grief
and
finding
new
beginnings:
Finley’s
story
Finley embarked on the 1,300-mile trek in memory of a close family friend Elliot in June 2025, raising £3,645 for Sue Ryder. Just nineteen days in, a chance encounter has proved to be life-changing in more ways than one.
Sue
Ryder
and
Heidi
bring
clinical
AI
into
hospice
care
We are pleased to announce a five-year partnership with Heidi, an AI-powered medical scribe company, to bring clinical AI into Sue Ryder community services and hospices, freeing clinicians to spend more time with patients and families.
End-of-life
care
gaps
could
push
patients
towards
assisted
dying
The House of Lords may be debating assisted dying, but new research from Sue Ryder exposes a deeper problem: the provision of palliative and end-of-life care simply isn’t good enough.
Sue
Ryder
South
East
-
referral
guidance
Information for healthcare professionals about our expert inpatient, at-home and community-based care across Reading, Wokingham, Newbury, West Berkshire and South Oxfordshire.
Assisted
Dying
and
the
Case
for
Better
Palliative
Care
As the assisted dying debate continues, we must define a national minimum standard for palliative care so everyone in the UK can access the same quality of end-of-life support.
Download
the
Safe
and
Warm
guide
Download our Safe and Warm guide to help you offer support to those you care about.
Inquiry
identifies
significant
shortcomings
in
palliative
and
end-of-life
care
Today, 28th November 2025, the Health and Social Care Committee Expert Panel published their Evaluation of Palliative Care in England.
Sue
Ryder
to
expand
vital
palliative
and
end-of-life
care
in
Reading,
Wokingham,
Newbury
and
South
Oxfordshire
Sue Ryder has been awarded a major new NHS contract to grow our expert palliative and end-of-life care services across Reading, Wokingham, Newbury and South Oxfordshire.
Walking
for
Grandad:
An
11-year-old’s
magical
night
at
Starlight
Hike
11-year-old Esther is proving that even the smallest steps can have an impact. For the third year running, she’ll join hundreds of walkers at the Sue Ryder Starlight Hike Worth Valley.
Roz's
story:
Finding
community
in
grief
at
Christmas
Roz found the support available on Sue Ryder’s Online Community to be a ‘lifeline’ over the Christmas period.
Party
conferences
-
Have
your
say
Why we’re heading to party conferences this year - and how you can have your say.
Priority
Services
Register
Find out how you can get extra support from your gas, electricity or water provider.
Volunteering
in
memory
of
mum
-
Sophie's
story
Inspired by Mum: Sue Ryer supported Sophie's mum Angela when she needed it most. Since then, Sophie has been volunteering as a way of giving give back and to feel connected to her mum.
Help
shape
our
services
at
Sue
Ryder
Thorpe
Hall
Hospice
Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice is inviting local people to get involved in its re-launched Hospice User Group (HUG) to help shape the services it provides supporting people through dying and grief.
Safe
and
warm:
Useful
contacts
Useful organisations and contacts that can support you to stay safe and warm after a bereavement.
Social
media
comment
policy
This Social Media Comment Policy outlines an understanding of what is and is not acceptable regarding comments and messages received on Sue Ryder’s social media channels.
Katharine's
story
-
My
first
Christmas
without
dad
After three years without her dad, Katharine shares her advice for those who will be struggling with grief for the first time this Christmas.