Dr Ros Taylor 💜 🤔 Can death be 'owned'? Death has become medicalised (long before palliative care emerged) & needs to be restored to its place: the last part of living, part of our lives, belonging to each of us. Can we rescue Death from the grip of medicine?

Takes little effort but means so much. Appreciation of, compassion for and kindness to each other, let’s do it 🥰

My thanks to Joseph Cosgrove for this reflection on #AdvanceCarePlanning It's a masterclass in seeing an acute event in the context of a longer term illness. Find out how sensitive #communication resulted in a personalised plan speakforme.co.uk/blog/advance-c… Kathryn Mannix

Are you an ACP/CP looking for your next move? Check out this great opportunity 😃 jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…

‘Happy Patients, Happy Staff’, & Fewer Falls: The Meaning of the Meaningful Activity Team #BGSconf

Our amazing Butterfly team! So compassionate and caring, thank you Caroline Stevens ❤

The way you behave & lead has a domino effect on everyone around you

Important paper alert 🚨 End of life care- Increasing social isolation and financial pressures- the reality faced by people presented through their own stories. This IS the reality and the reason dying in hospital should not be viewed as a “poor” outcome #fundcommunitycare

#Rehabilitation should be a component of virtually all care for older people. There is no such thing as ‘no rehabilitation potential.’ Read our new report 'Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s business' #BGSrehab #RighttoRehab #Rehablegend bgs.org.uk/Rehab

⁦RCN ANP Forum 💙⁩ Sharlene hogan highlighting the importance of training, advance care planning and access to community teams is more important than access to the actual drugs..⁦Sarah Lyons⁩ you’d be so proud.

Prioritise quality of life over prolonging it for elderly, Chris Whitty tells medics | Older people | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2023/n…

There's a big difference between "speaking up" & "calling out". This is so relevant in the context of building psychological safety & addressing issues & concerns within teams. ‘Speak up’ cultures enable people to get under the surface of issues; to feel & be heard. ‘Call out’

"Corporate antibodies" are people or processes within an organisation that resist new ideas & innovations, often with a good intention to protect it from risk. They're called “antibodies” as they seek to neutralise changes they perceive as threats to the status quo and make it

Great review by Kathryn Mannix of a recent study of highlighting the number of X-Rays & scans performed in the final 6m of life. I'm honoured to talk with Joe Hawkins & learn more about this study as part of the new podcast season theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

A huge thank you to the very talented retroscAL for my #retroscal Worth every second on the waiting list 👍🏻❤️

#Punjabi Language Falls Prevention 90 second video, Award winning video Gives clear, simple advice to reduce the risk of falling, #FallsAwarenessWeek

There are many occasions when doctors in any specialty might need to step up into palliative care conversations, symptom management, anticipatory care planning, or caring for dying patients. This APM Juniors conference is for all of you.

'How are you is an important question, but who are you -and what matters to you-is equally important'. Staff visited Southern Adelaide Local Health Network exhibition by Daniel Connell who worked with patients receiving #PalliativeCare to help bring them dignity & extend the conversation about #dying

Sarah Lyons