If you read my book and want to raise standards for Council funerals across the UK, I have worked up some text, with Quaker Social Action and the Institute of Cemetery and Crematorium Management, that you can send to your MP: goodreads.com/author_blog_po…

“…certain human goods are uniquely realizable in end-of-life contexts, and dying may, paradoxically, allow us to enter more deeply into our own humanity.” A must-read paper on flourishing at the end of life by Xavier Symons & colleagues👇 #palliativecare thepublicdiscourse.com/2024/09/95813/

Yes, when you start to look at assisted dying in detail you realise the enormous risk it poses on everyone when they are at their most vulnerable. Thank you for thinking deeply on this. Wes Streeting MP

'Refraiming nothing assomething' Fabulous piece of work Erica Borgstrom exploring practice at the end of life. Dying explored in the context of living rather than a medical failure

As will poor #PaliativeCareProvision and more so in remote parts of #Scotland like #Orkney

Free evening event in Edinburgh eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-assisted… Laura Maciver VOCAL Edinburgh RCN Scotland Scottish Care Scottish Women's Institutes (SWI)

“It’s to help protect some of the most vulnerable people in our state. Those are individuals who have illnesses, that are going through a lot. And this will protect them from being encouraged to commit suicide,” said bill co-sponsor Del. Chris Pritt. wowktv.com/news/west-virg…

A very helpful read by Robert Twycross and I hope the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee will take the time to review. "Any form of AD will have collateral harmful consequences for both medical care and society in general"... rdcu.be/dTpLm

I share these concerns about the make up of the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee and have also written to Alison Johnstone This is an important issue and deserves proper and transparent scrutiny BBC Radio Orkney betterwaycampaign.co.uk/fears-over-ass…

If you're unsure about "assisted dying", watch this video. Miro presents a clear, persuasive case against a change in the law, focusing on the idea of 'safeguards'.

Modern palliative care helps people live as well as they can regardless of their illness or disability and continues that care to embrace care whilst dying and bereavement support. Improve the care, don't change the law. #palliativecare x.com/davidaltonhl/s…

Where is the dividing line between ✅suicide prevention and ❌promoting assisted suicide❓ #AssistedDying is more complex than it seems

Rachel Clarke is a superb writer, palliative care clinician and advocate. I am so delighted that Dr Rachel Clarke will be one of our panel speakers at this year's Hospice UK National Conference in Glasgow, & that I will have the chance to interview her about her fascinating career

Proud to be a contributor to this very essential volume. #assisteddying #assistedsuicide #euthanasia.

‘Children need their needs met. When their needs are met, we see them thrive’ In our special Woman’s Hour from the BBC Radio Theatre, Nuala McGovern looked at support for kids with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) in England & the mums trying to access it for them ⬇️

Join this FREE event on palliative care for children and young people 👉6th November 2024 1pm-430pm 👉Online and in person Cicely Saunders Institute at King's 👉Latest research talks including from Lorna Fraser and Katherine Bristowe 👉Panel discussion focused on policy change Registration link below

‘Fighting every step is so hard' Katie, 17, is autistic and has barely been to school since she was 13. She joined Nuala McGovern to discuss her experience as a child navigating England’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system, and how it has impacted her.

But some seem intent on raising the rate even higher by legalizing #assistedsuicide (though they will gaslight us by telling us that poisoning yourself is somehow not suicide at all but "#assisteddying".)

Proud to be a #queensnurse & a career #carehomenurse - 22yrs! Always a strong advocate for personhood, for ensuring all residents in care homes are seen & respected. My poster this evening, illustrated the importance of #namaste care for those living with advanced dementia.

Seems pretty clear to anyone who has been following Track2 MAiD since before Bill C7... If you are disabled, it's almost impossible to access suicide prevention care, basic needs & services, but accessing MAiD can be super easy, it's even offered... #SuicidePrevention T2 #MAiD