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New Campaigns and Communications Director appointed at Hospice UK

Hospice UK is delighted to announce that it has appointed Sarah West as its new Director of Campaigns and Communications who will begin her new role at the national hospice and palliative care charity at the end of June.

Biggest week of death and dying events to get Dudley people talking about mortality

People across Dudley will be encouraged to tackle one of life’s great taboos during the borough’s biggest ever week of events and activities aimed at starting conversations about death and dying. The initiative is part of the national Dying Matters Awareness Week campaign and is being overseen locally by Dying Matters Dudley, a coalition of healthcare professionals, funeral directors, charities and members of the community. Proceedings begin on Monday, May 13 and continue throughout the week until Saturday, May 18.

Hospice UK responds to NHS Long Term Plan

Today the NHS Long Term Plan is published by NHS England. Commenting in response, Tracey Bleakley, Chief Executive of national hospice and palliative care charity Hospice UK, said:

Responding to the briefing ‘The health care workforce in England: make or break?’ published today by The King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust, Carole Walford, Chief Clinical Officer at national hospice and palliative care charity Hospice UK, said: