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It’s not easy to talk about dying but it’s something that will affect us all.

As professionals working with older people, we should include ACP as a core part of our Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments.

#AdvanceCarePlanDay #BGS

Victoria Cuthill MSc RN 💙 Endorse their definition of consultant level nursing practice as a comprehensive range of capabilities and expertise across the 4 pillars, acting within highly abstract and complex contexts. rcn.org.uk/Professional-D…

Now this is a MUST read #valuenursing #CNSvalue 👇

“When I was 12 years old, Dad had cancer, and a lovely nurse called Eileen looked after him. She just exuded kindness. I’ll never forget a moment when Dad was at the end of his life, and Eileen just sat and held Mum’s hand. Now, as a nurse, I carry her with me and get to…

It’s positive to see the NHS making progress in the face of significant challenges. Encouragingly, more patients are being treated than ever, and the backlog of cancer patients in England has been reduced to pre-pandemic levels.

However, despite this progress, today’s data shows…

In the absence of a disease-modifying treatment, how can doctors best help people with motor neuron disease (MND)?

This week, we published the findings from COMMEND, the largest clinical trial to date of a psychological intervention for patients with MND ▶️…

A new Lancet Editorial discusses the trial findings, our current understanding of the disease & the imperative to support patients now 🔽 hubs.li/Q02wMfdz0

Catch up with Andy Teodorczuk at Education/Training session chaired by Ellen Tu and Dr Grace Pearson 🇺🇦💙🇪🇺 (she/her) at the British Geriatrics Society #BGSConf on Friday 24th, followed by the launch of GMEC! Exciting times ahead 🚀 sign up for FREE on the BGS website

A helpful scoping review on #prehab in #radonc from Laure Marignol

Heterogeneity (diseases, interventions and outcome assessments) a problem in the evidence but enough signal in the noise to keep pushing.

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Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Barcelona (Original David Mallet ... youtu.be/Y1fiOJDXA-E?si… via YouTube one week lads EAPC VZW no *spoilers* but simultaneously on Journal of Clinical Oncology obvs as you do #eapc2024

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Led by the wonderful Becky Gould, we show Acceptance and Commitment Therapy improves quality of life in people with MND. Open access in Lancet today. Wonderful to be part of a trial with a positive result for once! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

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