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Sarah White, our new clinical lead with 25 years of nursing experience shares some personal reflections on her experience of working in palliative care – why it matters so deeply, and why honest conversations about its realities are so important.

Our research showed that people need clarity on what an assisted death is, and if it is currently legal in the UK.

As 2025 draws to a close, here at Compassion in Dying we’ve been reflecting on a significant year for personalisation and patient power in end-of-life care.

Our response to the announcement of a Palliative and End of Life Care Modern Service Framework.

As assisted dying laws are being debated in Parliaments across the UK and the Crown Dependencies, we asked the people we support what information and support they need to understand the law and have conversations with healthcare professionals about assisted dying.

I came to this role because I believe in holistic, person-centred care. Whether that’s preparing for a birth plan or making decisions about end-of-life care.

There are significant gaps in the support available to enable health attorneys to make decisions for the people they love.

How can we foster a societal shift where people and communities own dying, not healthcare services?

Our response to Lord Darzi’s independent investigation of the NHS in England.

This guest post from the University of Leeds talks about their research on how digital end-of-life records are being used in practice.

A guest post from Jill which asks healthcare professionals to have advance care planning conversations much earlier, before a crisis hits.

Our recent report highlighted some big problems with the way Do Not Attempt Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) decisions are being made and communicated.