*New article out* Not intervening as a form of care: Negotiating medical practices at the end-of-life. From the FormsofCare Project with Simon Cohn & Annelieke Driessen in Medical Anthropology Quarterly. Open Access! anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ma…

A fabulous speech by Harvey Max Chochinov reflecting on how to see people, not patients

You know how sometimes I write things? I wrote this one at the weekend. My parents (90 & 93 yrs) were my editing advisers. Thanks to Joe Hawkins for a thought-provoking The BMJ paper (link in article) & to The Guardian for inviting an Opinion piece. bit.ly/TalkNotTests

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📢 Many dying people end up in A&E because there isn’t enough community care to go round. Kate experienced a lack of health and care support when caring for her dad which resulted in many trips to A&E. Since being diagnosed with terminal cancer herself, she is now moving to an

Perceptions Towards Naloxone among Patients with Cancer Receiving Opioids. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39218123/

landmark report from Marie Curie Marie Curie EOLC. Too many people die without the support they need for their symptoms, and the workforce is insufficient, leading to inequitable gaps in care. We need investment in community services to provide 24/7 support

Far too many people are being denied their right to autonomous decision making at the end of their lives. Charlotte Augst says we need cross-sector and multi-level collaboration to change this bmj.com/content/386/bm…

Important and interesting reading #dyingmatters

Great tips #education #Communication

Ahead of Palliative Care Week, John Cooke from Drivetime RTE travelled to Galway Hospice to speak with Brendan O' Byrne about what palliative care means to him. We also hear some of Brendan's beautiful piano music. Listen back: rte.ie/radio/podcasts… #pallcareweek

Very good to see this- a well written. Nuanced but very clear piece of work about the importance of language and understanding concepts before offering them. Thanks for posting, Ollie! 😁

‘legislative changes occurred at the start of 2024 allowing the prescribing of a limited selection of controlled drugs which has certainly helped to provide responsive specialist palliative care to my patients’

Thank you NNUH Library ❤️

Hope you are already for #PALLCAREWEEK commences today 8th September! All Ireland Institute of Hospice & Palliative Care Advance Care Plan Day 2025 Compassion in Dying MyWishes My Future Care Speak For Me LPA SPC Team MRI QEH Palliative Care Team Carers Voice Norfolk & Waveney The Digital Legacy Association The Norfolk Hospice

Great blog by Joe Hawkins on the reality and uncertainty of prognostication! It's never too soon to start the conversation! #dyingmatters

Wonderful to listen to the inspirational Alison Bunce highlighting the development of Compassionate Inverclyde as a social movement #pallcareweek

The Mardle Café at the Cromer Hospital is hosting a Carers coffee morning to help carers in the North Norfolk area. Carers Voice support the group and provide information and resources for carers. The support group is open to all carers and no booking is required.

Interesting study! #MedTwitter

Well done!