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Results for the 1st qtr of 2026/27 show the situation is worsening not improving.

Learning more about each other's motivations, interests and skills is a key attribute of high achieving teams.

Hospice shops are closing and margins are reducing. Is more collaboration part of the answer?

Recent research shows that families and loved ones highly value in memoriam giving. It's hospices own staff who are the more reticent.

No one entered our sector to cut services. Yet for many hospice leaders, that is the reality. A new toolkit aims to help them in this challenge.

What does strategy look like in a world of disruption?

The latest hospice financial benchmarking figures show a sector in managed decline.

Can you have a strong Board and a weak Executive team - or indeed a weak Board and strong Executive?

Diagnosis of the need for changes to the hospice business model goes back many years.

This year's Hospice UK Conference comes at a time that the sector is in greater peril than ever before.

Have risk matrices and risk registers had their day? In focussing on risk, do we forgo opportunities? And how important is culture in managing risk?

Reserves are there to help you adapt and act, not just for times of financial challenge.

Three recent stories show that hospices can be successful in their campaigning. And how.

In challenging times, authentic values are more important than ever. So, why do we sometimes make it hard for people to remember them?

The 2024/25 financial year was possibly the worst ever for the Hospice sector. Or, more positively, only the second worst.

In this age of unpredictable, uncontrollable existential forces, what does good strategy look like?

The imminent national advertising campaign makes this an ideal time to question three of the myths around legacies.

Is marketing a sub-section of IG? Or is effective marketing a pre-requisite to raising money?

The many pressures facing hospices may lead to some difficult decisions about what services to prioritise.

Evidence suggests that sometimes hospice fundraising teams can be blockers to change and innovation.