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Find Me Help

We're delighted to announce the launch of 'Find Me Help', a brand new website for people in the last years of life, their carers, family and friends.

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Two very different funerals

Ronnie and Lilian, a married couple from Norfolk, had two very different funerals. While Ronnie's brought their family together, Lilian's caused disharmony. Suzanne Rich of Age UK explains why.

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Awareness Week highlights

This year's Dying Matters Awareness Week was our most successful yet, reaching more members of the public than ever before. We round up just a few of the highlights from the seven days.

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Millions leaving it too late

Research commissioned for Dying Matters Awareness Week shows the majority of people in Britain have not made any plans for their end of life.

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Be Ready For It

Here are five simple steps you can take which will help you live - and die - well.

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Find Your 1% campaign

Helping GPs deliver quality end of life care

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Our resources cover a wide range of topics relating to end of life care and bereavement. Use them to help you engage and educate your community.

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Don't leave your funeral to fate

Do you want people to mourn your loss or celebrate your life? Perhaps you envisage a knees-up at your local - or maybe a picnic at your favourite beauty spot. Share what you want with My Funeral Wishes.

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Your stories

Sharing your experiences can help others deal with theirs.

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What to do before and after a death.

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Features

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Dying Matters film makes mark at Cannes Film Festival

A film commissioned by Dying Matters to raise awareness of the importance of making end of life wishes clear was selected to be screened at this year's Cannes film festival.

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5 Things you can do to die well

Here are five things you can do now to make things easier for you and your loved ones at the end of your life.

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A thank you from our Chief Executive - Awareness Week

Eve Richardson, Chief Executive of the Dying Matters Coalition, thanks supporters or helping us make this year's Dying Matters Awareness Week the most successful yet.

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Photography exhibition

'Small Actions, Big Difference' is on tour. This powerful, poignant photography exhibition captures the seemingly minor actions that can make a huge difference to people at the end of life

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Final Tweets: reflecting on the end of life

Stephen Fry and Alastair Campbell were among hundreds of people who shared their Final Tweets with us during Dying Matters Awareness Week. Here's our selection of some of the best.

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Latest News

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West Midlands hosts major conference on end of life care

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and the Dying Matters Coalition are holding a major national conference on end of life and bereavement care on Friday (17 May) as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week.

First GP practices win accreditation for quality end of life care

Seven GP practices are the first in the country to be awarded Gold Standards Framework (GSF) accreditation for excellence in end of life care.

Dying Matters champion records new song

Mandy Paine, one of the National Council for Palliative Care and Dying Matters' most avid supporters, has recorded a second song to raise awareness of our work.

Baroness Neuberger to chair Liverpool Care Pathway review

The review of how the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is being used in practice is to be chaired by crossbench peer Baroness Julia Neuberger, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced.

Taking care of the future in Lewisham

Residents from across Lewisham in South East London came together this week at a packed council chamber at the local Town Hall to discuss the importance of taking care of the future and planning ahead on end of life issues. Dying Matters Communications Director Joe Levenson, pictured, reports.