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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Trisha Goddard’s appearance on Celebrity Big Brother is fighting the stigma of palliative care - LBC

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

'I could live 30 years - but plan to die': Has assisted dying in Canada gone too far? - BBC News

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

NHS England chair: ‘Something’s gone wrong when pay imbalances are so severe’ - The Times and The Sunday Times

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

PM faces calls to exempt hospices from tax rises - BBC News

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The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

‘Having now made the decision to abolish NHS England, & while we still wait for the publication of the NHS 10 year plan, the government must be clear why this significant structural change at this time is necessary, & how it fits into their wider plans.' Read the full press release. buff.ly/mhsS47Y

Sarah Woolnough, CEO of The King’s Fund, with a quote about NHS services improvements on a purple and gray background.

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‘Today’s announcement lands on the same day that NHS stats show people continue to wait days in A&E and many patients remain stuck in hospital beds despite being well enough to leave. The most important question is how will the abolition of NHS England make it easier for people to get a GP appointment, shorten waits for planned care and improve people’s health? That hasn’t yet been set out – ministers will need to explain how the prize will be worth the price.

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Delighted to have attended the Surrey Downs awards last night. 2 awards for Princess Alice - impact in communities - individual ward ( bereavement ) and team award for compassionate neighbours. Great to see hospices recognised within the Place system. @hospiceuk.bsky.social

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Yesterday Princess Alice Hospice welcomed Richard Meddings, Chair of NHSEngland, Duncan Burton our trustee and Chief Nursing Officer, England, and Toby Porter CEO of Hospice UK. A fantastic opportunity to showcase our work @tobyhporter.bsky.social @hospiceuk.bsky.social @nhsenglandldn.bsky.social

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Bereaved families urge MPs to ‘remember’ them on assisted dying Bill - The Independent

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Wrestling with the ethics of assisted dying in Room 10 - The Times and The Sunday Times

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

End-of-life care demand challenging for paramedics - BBC News

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The Times and Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 31/01/2025

Thousands of patients with sickle cell disease could now benefit from a “ground-breaking” gene-editing therapy on the NHS, thought to be a “functional cure” for the disease ⬇️

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NHS approves ‘game-changing’ therapy for sickle cell disease

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 02/02/2025

Excellent news, in what was one of the worst NHS and state cover-ups we’ve ever seen. About time. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Payouts for victims of UK infected blood scandal to be extended to families

Parents, children and siblings will be able to claim under new laws to be passed by March

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Wordle 1,324 3/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ 🟨⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This afternoon committee is hearing from palliative care specialists - a sector which has voiced some of the loudest concerns about assisted dying. Concerns that there is no genuine choice, due to lack of hospice care. And debate over whether that'll improve or not if AD passes.

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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Both Chris Whitty and Chief Nursing Officer Duncan Burton says NHS staff are already trained to spot coercion/capacity in healthcare. But Burton does make clear that further training would be required if assisted dying was legalised and time would be needed to roll training out.

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

The BMJ desk-rejected our paper on safety in remote consultations. It later won Research Paper of the Year Award. Now BMJ is publishing a ‘hot pick’ summary of our findings written by someone else. Ah well, so long as the word gets out I guess! @bmj.com www.bmj.com/content/388/...

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How to make remote consultations safer

Payne R, Clarke A, Swann N, et al. Patient safety in remote primary care encounters: multimethod qualitative study combining Safety I and Safety II analysis. BMJ Quality and Safety 2023;0:1–14. To re...

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 14/01/2025

"We’ve little alternative but to think seriously about how civil society organisations can not just survive but do yet more with even less" - @martyndrake.bsky.social

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Martyn Drake: New strategies for financial sustainability

Trying to squeeze out yet more costs is a road so well-travelled there’s barely any tarmac left

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Prof Katherine Sleeman @katherinesleeman.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

📣📣📣 We are looking for health and care professionals with experience caring for adults with advanced illness, and working with ethnically diverse populations, to join an expert consultation. Please contact us if you are interested 🙏 See flyer 👇

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DeliacMD @deliacmd.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

A few important nots: - hospice is not a place - palliative care is not hospice - talking about death does not make people give up or die - at the end of life food does not make you stronger - taking morphine for advanced cancer pain does not mean you’re dying/an addict/giving up #palliativecare

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Absolutely shocking that someone has got be to work and been stabbed. Thoughts with the nurse, their colleagues and of course their family and friends

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Lovely evening at Guildford Illuminate last night #friends #guildfordcastle #lights

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Another interesting @bmj.com piece for us all this morning. Anita Hannig on the medicalisation of dying and how we would do well to reclaim it as a human event rather than a clinical one. Link: www.bmj.com/content/387/...

Bedside scene and article on dying.

Excerpt here:

While the medicalisation of dying has alleviated physical, emotional, and spiritual suffering and sometimes has extended lives, something meaningful has been lost along the way. We have increasingly become detached from the social and spiritual importance of death and reluctant to accept it as a natural part of life. Despite the strides made by hospice and palliative care in demedicalising death, overtreatment of dying people in the US and Europe is widespread. Medicine should adopt a more compassionate approach that rehumanises dying, rather than focusing on extending life at all costs.

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Emma Westcott @ecwestcott.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Gustav Adolf Clemens, Christmas Eve at the hospital, c. 1912. Gratitude and thanks to all of the nurses, midwives and nursing associates who won’t be with their loved ones this Christmas because they’ll be caring for us.

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

Fantastic concert last night by Gospel Collective Farnham. Somebody even sang a solo 🎶 #gospelchoir #gospelmusic

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Third Sector @thirdsector.co.uk · 17/12/2024

The planned rise in employer National Insurance contributions “threatens the very sustainability of Northern Ireland’s voluntary sector”, the chief executive of the Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action has said

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National Insurance hike ‘threatens the very sustainability’ of Northern Ireland’s voluntary sector

The increase could cause widespread service reductions and job losses, the chief executive of Nicva says

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Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

People having a heart attack or a stroke are being asked to get themselves to hospital after dialling 999, as surging sickness levels plunge the NHS into another winter crisis www.thetimes.com/article/b9d2...

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Heart attack patients advised to get themselves to A&E

With six of England’s ten ambulance trusts at risk of service failure, another winter of scandal and tragedy is upon us

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Hospice UK @hospiceuk.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Toby Porter, CEO of Hospice UK, responds to the result of today's vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Read the full statement: www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

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Toby Porter @tobyhporter.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Some thoughts on tomorrow’s vote on Assisted Dying, on the importance of being compassionate, and on avoiding the kind of “winner takes all” approach that was so ruinous and unrepresentative after the Brexit referendum www.politicshome.com/thehouse/art...

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MPs must focus on palliative care provision, however they vote on assisted dying

Tomorrow, the country will find out whether the assisted dying for terminally ill adults bill passes its Second Reading.

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Hospice UK @hospiceuk.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

In his opening speech at #HospiceUKConf, Hospice UK’s CEO, @tobyhporter.bsky.social, has reflected on the significant challenges - and opportunities - facing hospice care. Read 👇 www.hospiceuk.org/latest-from-...

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Toby Porter reflects on challenges and opportunities in hospice care at conference

Hospice UK’s CEO, Toby Porter, reflects on challenges and opportunities in hospice care at the 2024 National Conference.

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Stephany Bardzil @stephanybardzil.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Not the response we wanted. Social care charities in particular work alongside the health sector, delivering statutory services that are increasing being funded through fundraising. Neither right nor sustainable!

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Patricia Brayden @patriciabrayden.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

Interesting programme on Radio 4 following teenagers volunteering at Princess Alice Hospice www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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BBC Radio 4 - Illuminated, Lasting Lessons

Five 17-year-olds volunteer for six months at a hospice. How will they fare?

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Scott Redding @scottredding.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The future.

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Charley thinks she is a cat this morning #dog #cavalier

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 23/11/2024

Wherever you stand on assisted dying, I’d urge you to read this superb, thoughtful, evidence-based piece from @iandunt.bsky.social. A couple of points to add, from my perspective as an atheist palliative care doctor who opposes legal change at this time 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

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Trying to make a damn bit of sense of the assisted dying debate

Everything you need to know about a profound change in the law

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Toby Porter @tobyhporter.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Everyone @hospiceuk.bsky.social is excited about your programme, @danielhewittitv.bsky.social . One of the few certainties about the next 20 years is that the numbers of people dying every year in the UK will rise from c 660k annually to 790k, due to demography. We all need a strong hospice sector

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Tom Lay @thatcharityman.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

The hospice funding crisis is a looming disaster. If we don't act quickly, hospices across the country will be forced to reduce their services or close entirely, creating a significant gap that the NHS cannot fill. We must take action now—everyone deserves to die with dignity. #hospices

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Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Tell them what they want to hear: Re-thinking assessment practices with people experiencing homelessness Tues 19 November 2024 10:00 to 11:00 Online with Karl Mason, Royal Holloway, University of London in the Unit's #Homelessness series All welcome www.kcl.ac.uk/events/tell-...

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Tell them what they want to hear: Re-thinking assessment practices with people experiencing homelessness

Karl Mason, Royal Holloway, University of London

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Lesley Munro @lesjoanne.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Gospel Collective Farnham - Winter concert #gospelchoir

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 15/11/2024

I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it. So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.

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