Director of Policy and Research Dr Sam Royston welcomes the appointment of Sir Stephen Timms as Minister for Social Security and Disability in the Department for Work and Pensions.
Marie Curie, the UK's leading end of life charity, were one of the first organisations to hand in a petition to the new government today (Thursday 11 July).
Marie Curie, Hospice UK, National Bereavement Alliance, Sue Ryder and Together for Short Lives write combined letter urging government to act on palliative care crisis
An estimated 300,000 people across England and Wales are forced to move home following the death of someone they lived with every year, according to research from end of life charity Marie Curie.