Tony Duffy (@existential_doc) 's Twitter Profile
Tony Duffy

@existential_doc

Palliative care 🩺 Dad 👶🏻 Gomez 🐶 Music 🎵 Guinea pigs 🐹 Personal account Threads 🧵to encourage discussion. “Be a voice of comfort in the silence of pain”

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Spotlight Justice (@spotlightjustiz) 's Twitter Profile Photo

And this is what can happen when society really cares. Tony Duffy Quote: "I was having so much pain and nobody has ever said I can help you....I've often been asked why I want to keep going and I suppose it's I feel that there are things in my life I still want to

Royal College of Physicians (@rcphysicians) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We have raised concerns about existing deficiencies in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. We believe the bill in its current form lacks adequate protections for patients and professionals. Full statement: ow.ly/EOhP50W692q

We have raised concerns about existing deficiencies in the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

We believe the bill in its current form lacks adequate protections for patients and professionals.

Full statement: ow.ly/EOhP50W692q
Tony Duffy (@existential_doc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Terminal agitation - A palliative care thread 🧵 This is not a thread on delirium near end of life. Although severe delirium can lead to agitation, almost all delirium in the last days of life can be managed with non-pharmacological support or small doses of medicine

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Terminal agitation is rare Its risk is reduced by good holistic care over time It can be managed with prompt recognition and the right medications It is most commonly tied in with a strong desire to live longer rather than to die

PoliticsHome (@politicshome) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I consulted marginalised groups on the assisted dying bill – there is fear ✍️ Palliative medicine consultant and academic Jamilla Hussain politicshome.com/opinion/articl…

ACSH (@acshorg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Dead Wrong: What West Virginia's Deaths Tells Us About U.S. Opioid Policy / American Council on Science and Health West Virginia is the hardest-hit of all states when it comes to overdose drug deaths. Must be those damn pills, right? No. Wrong. Drug overdose deaths from

Ollie Minton (@drol007) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Equitable Inclusion of Patients with Cancer on the Palliative Care Register: A Systematic Review bjgp.org/content/early/…

Idris Baker (@bakeridris) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As they say, you're entitled to your own opinions but not to your own facts. Scott knows perhaps more than anyone alive about prognostication of dying. He was right in March and he's right now. The Bill's not safe.

Dr Ben Bowers RN FQICN QN (@ben_bowers__) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Community nursing colleagues in the UK - please could you help with our short survey study. We have 1300 participants and keen to reach 1400 if we can Please share too! Survey: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9X…

Community nursing colleagues in the UK - please could you help with our short survey study. We have 1300 participants and keen to reach 1400 if we can

Please share too!  Survey: cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9X…