Now in its 4th year, The Daffodil Standard Awards 2026 are back celebrating the incredible work of general practice teams improving end of life care and Palliative Care in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and England. We need your help to nominate the teams and individuals who have gone above and beyond this year. There are 7 different categories you can nominate people for… * General practice of the year * GP of the year * GP registrar of the year * General practice clinical team member of the year * Addressing inequalities in end of life award * Non-clinical general practice team member of the year If you know a general practice team or NHS Trust or care staff member who has helped provide exceptional end of life care, nominate them for free here 👉 rcgp.org.uk/learning-resourc… Nominations close on 29 August 2026.

🏥Announcing six new research projects aiming to improve end of life experiences in, and on discharge from, hospital. Hospitals are extraordinary centres of clinical expertise. But they were never designed to provide the calm, highly personal support that people deserve at the end of life. The new projects, some of which are funded in partnership with @LDShospcharity and @RBHCharity, aim to address a range of issues. These include improving discharge processes and communication from hospital to community, identifying the need for and providing condition-specific palliative care in a timely manner, and exploring the impact of palliative care In-Reach services in emergency departments. Read more and watch the researchers talk about their projects – mariecurie.org.uk/research-a…

⏰There's 10 days left to apply for our latest research grants scheme! Applications close 23:59 on 17 July. Find out more - mariecurie.org.uk/research-a…

Introducing our next Research Grants Scheme, Opening 2 June – Care close to home, in and out of hours 💡Our new call for research seeks to fund projects of up to £150K. The theme closely aligns with: 👉Marie Curie’s mission to close the gap in end of life care. 👉Evidence gaps and research priorities identified by people with lived and professional experience. 👉The UK Government’s focus of shifting the balance of care from hospital to community and providing care at all hours. Researchers, find out more and submit your expression of interest from 2 June to 17 July - mariecurie.org.uk/research-a…

🏆Congratulations to Nicola White and the team at UCL, who were awarded the Joanna Mugridge Award on its 25th year, awarded for best conference poster! Dr White’s poster is titled “What is needed in clinical practice to offer virtual reality as a pain management option for people living with advanced cancer?”. Congratulations to two runners-up: 🏅Hannah Leach, with “12 months of Enhanced Hospice Care at Home virtual beds: Clinical, systemic and personal impacts of complex care provision in the home” 🏅Marianne Rozario and Maggie Doherty with “Ethnically Diverse Faith Perspectives on End-of-Life Care and Death Literacy” With thanks to Joanna’s family for their continued support of the award, which aids our winners with professional development. View the winning posters - mariecurie.org.uk/research-a…

💡Learn more about the NIHR JLA Rolling Funding Calls with a focus on Palliative and End of Life Care research in our upcoming webinar, 10 February 12-1pm. Register Here - events.teams.microsoft.com/e… In February 2025, a refresh of the palliative and end of life care research priorities, guided by people with lived and professional experience, was launched. Recognising the importance of these priorities, the NIHR have a rolling call of funding which they invite research proposals related to selected priorities. Join speakers from the NIHR and Marie Curie who will outline the process behind the top 24 research priorities, discuss why each priority was selected by the NIHR and provide an overview of the NIHR programmes participating in the rolling call. There will be plenty of time for discussion about the priorities and the research funding process.