#TipsForNewDocs Some patients are sick enough to die. They may pull through. They might not. Say 'sick enough to die' to pt & family. Not 'serious.' Not 'critical.' Not 'unstable.' Name death as a possibility, & plan good #eol care in parallel with current treatment plan. 1/

Are you a RealTalk Trainer? Could we chat? We are interested to know what skills you teach to others using RealTalk resources & its benefits. Please Direct Message us to register your interest & we will arrange a 1:1 telephone or online interview at a time to suit you.

Want to work with experts in mixed methods research, care home research and palliative care practice and research? University of Leicester is offering a 3 year funded PhD in 'Anticipatory medicines at end of life in UK care homes: Developing best practice' Info: le.ac.uk/study/research…

Remembering Dr Kate Granger on what would have been her 42nd birthday. 2023 marks 10 years since she launched the #HelloMyNameIs campaign. Kate was an inspiration to thousands across the NHS and her legacy lives on.

Excellent article. We need more of this. “Clinical trials typically are well designed to measure the effectiveness and safety of cancer drugs, but they often don’t similarly capture ‘the tolerability side’ that patients really care about” #CancerQualityOfLife

Last year, I shared my experiences after my brother’s death. The tweet went viral & the response blew me away🙏🏽 This study is now open. If you are bereaved & ethnically diverse (not White British), please help us make things better for families like mine. Equitable Bereavement Care for All

For health & social care staff working in Derbyshire, we have limited FREE places on our study day for Dying Matters 2024 Awareness Week “Community End of Life Care Conference-One Chance to Get it Right, Everyone’s business ” 10th May book your place now ⬇️💛NHS Derby and Derbyshire 💙

📢 Limited FREE places still available on our Community End of Life Care Conference Friday10th May Dying Matters ⬇️please share and book your place NHS Derby and Derbyshire 💙

Well, I have to retweet this one! It was so rewarding to bring together gold standard communication research that’s been done on #PalliativeCare #EoL Experts go step by step, enabling patients/family to #HaveTheConversation

New national dates for Advanced Communication Skills Training in Healthcare (ACST- Tier 3) Embedding evidence of conversation analysis, improving confidence in tender conversations RealTalk External CPD 13 credits (RCP) see below to book limited places ⬇️ Treetops Hospice

People trained in RealTalk & the communication science behind it say they’re better equipped to give detailed objective feedback to trainees This is because we drill down to ‘micro skills’ that convey empathy, encourage engagement in sensitive topics, active listening etc #EMCA

Derby folk have been given the chance to have their say on issues around death and dying … Derbyshire people talk about the last great taboo | Resources | Derbyshire Alliance for End of Life Care (bit.ly/3LrGWYf) #DerbysBigConvo #DMAW24 UHDB End of Life Care team

As it's Friday, I'm asking all my followers to please retweet this post if you see it, to help my bird account be seen!🙏 To make it worth sharing, here's a Blue Tit smelling the cherry blossom! 😁😍 Thank you very much! 🐦😊♥️

Barriers to deprescribing at the end of life #bgsconf

Our end of life care planning toolkit has gone live today!!!! Find it. Use it. Share it. victoriaandstuart.com/end-of-life-ca…

🚨Just launched today🚨 Our APM Juniors 'Palliative Care for FY1s' resource page: apmeducationhub.org/palliative-car… Offering incoming foundation doctors with free webinars, resources, and top tips for providing palliative care. Please share with anyone who might benefit!😊 #medtwitter

Why it is better to teach principles for good communication, than to teach scripts & set phrases #CACE2024 RealTalk theconversation.com/how-health-pro… via The Conversation

Thrilled to see Ruth Parry 💙 Marco Pino Sharan Harris-Christensen book chapter on RealTalk resources for clinical trainers published. RealTalk Loughborough University Research and Innovation embedding communication skills nationally Treetops Education

I’m pleased to say I am now recruiting for my research study. If you are a GP, Paramedic or Nurse Working in Primary Care within the UK please consider having a chat with me about your experiences of ‘not doing’. Further details below: forms.office.com/e/sZ789x88BS