What a morning, today we held our first EOL and Bereavement champions event. It was well attended and the feedback was great. 🌟 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙 Bernadette Quinn CIC- Integrated teams @ELHT Cheryl Forrest RN HV MSc QN

If you or someone close to you is experiencing a mental health crisis, you don't have to face it on your own. For 24/7 professional support please call 0800 145 6570 📞 For further support and advice on mental health please visit buff.ly/3ej4yid

💔 Important holidays can be difficult if you've lost someone you love. You can help us create a Dying Matters resource for people looking for ways to remember their loved ones on holidays. ✉️ a photo & < 75 words on how you remember your loved one to [email protected]

Jo C has had a great couple of days on the Advanced Communication Course. She shared that she has learnt so much that will help her in her role and shared it with some great ELHT colleagues ☺️ East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙

If you are having a clear out, ready for Christmas.. would you please consider donating some items to the alcohol team?? Many of our patients arrive at hospital with nothing other than the clothes on their back, and nobody in their life to visit them. (See comments)

A message from The Alcohol Team at ELHT. Please help if you can. Please contact on 01254 735062 👍

Did you know that there is an eLearning platform available for any healthcare staff with an interest in EOL, Bereavement and Palliative Care. These include Advance care planning, EOL assessment, Communications skills, Symptom management and many more e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/end…

🎄 Merry Christmas from the End of Life and Bereavement Team 🎄

Our EOL Clinical Educator Jo Carter visited Burnley College today to meet with aspiring nurses on the access to nursing course. She shared information about her nursing career and current role. What a wonderful group, wishing you so much success in your career paths 🥰 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙

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Talking about dying might include making a plan for end of life and the type of care you want to receive. Advance care planning supports people to think ahead about what's most important to them, and we're pleased to support the first ever #ACPDay2024. advancecareplanday.org

Talking about death, dying and grief can be tough, but reading, watching or listening to something can help us have these conversations. See suggestions for books, podcasts and films that may help in our guest blog from Dr Lucy Pain of North London Hospice 👇 ow.ly/ewTr50Rzc8I

"The key is to ask people what they want to know, how much they want to know, how honest they want you to be with them, and then that guides you." Lucy Pain shares her tips for talking about dying, to make these conversations easier for everyone. ow.ly/OUMT50RzFAm

Empathy and understanding are crucial for compassionate and quality end of life care. 💛 Here, experts from Bolton Hospice, St Giles Hospice, and Havens Hospices discuss the importance of respecting personal preferences. #DMAW24 #TheWayWeTalkAboutDyingMatters

"I put everything into the children and sometimes neglect my own needs and grief." This animation, made with research from Alexandra Wray and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, explores the loss of a parent from the perspectives of children and their surviving parent. ⬇️ dawnbereavement.org/bereavement-an…

When you work in palliative care, you know that #TheWayWeTalkAboutDyingMatters. Lucy Pain spoke to Nursing Times about her tips for choosing the right language to talk about death, dying, and grief. ow.ly/FJAb50RAbkl #DMAW24 #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek

Sometimes music can help us have crucial conversations about death. Next week, @RGCWbaritone, The Bach Choir, @DavidhConductor and Philharmonia Orchestra premiere a piece about this at Southbank Centre on 16/05. Find out more and get 25% off tickets 👇 thebachchoir.org.uk/25-off-choral-… #DMAW24

Our brand new bereavement suite opened by the wonderful Kathryn Mannix 💙 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust 💙 ELHT&Me 💙