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Gemma Allen (she/her) @gemmaallen.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

A fabulous Friday! Thank you @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social for insightful, thoughtful & honest conversations, plus adding your wise words to our hospice wisdom tree 🌲 Also a big thank you to @jedjerwood.bsky.social & @sharonhudson.bsky.social #palliativecare #hospice #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek

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Dr Jessica Otte, 🇨🇦 MD, CCFP, FCFP 🩺🌍🌱 @drotte.medsky.social · 02/05/2025

Dr M Tyler shares 5 phrases to deepen trust, clarity, and compassion when talking with seriously ill patients💬❤️ 1.“We are in a different place now.” 2.“I’m worried that tx will do more harm than good.” ... So useful! 🔗 theconversationproject.org/tcp-blog/5-s... #PalliativeCare @theihi.bsky.social

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5 Simple Phrases to Transform Conversations with Seriously Ill Patients

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OxCERPC - Sobell House @oxcerpc.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🚨 Exciting Announcement! 🚨 We’re thrilled to confirm the Advanced Course 2025 is locked in with an incredible lineup of speakers, including Dr Kathryn Mannix who will be speaking about Cognitive Behavioural therapy approach in existential distress, for our Robert Twycross lecture.

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apmeducation.bsky.social @apmeducation.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Senior Clinicians – Making data count: what data do you need to collect in specialist palliative care and how can you best use it? 🗓️ 2 July 2025 ⏰ 12:30 - 13:30 👤Professor Fliss Murtagh 🎟️https://apmonline.org/events/859-126/

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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Julie Armstrong Wilson from the @gsfcentre.bsky.social Julie shares: ✅what GSF is ✅training involved & ✅the difference it makes 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-122 @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social @hospiceuk.bsky.social #AdvanceCarePlanning

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Now hearing from Prof Lucy Chappell

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Here are the 24 the identified priorities identified in the priority setting exercise

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Dr Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Calling bereaved men: will you help my colleagues to improve the support we offer to deathbed companions? Volunteer by email at dbe.research.enquiries@lancaster.ac.uk All bereaved voices welcome, but the researchers are especially short of responses from men. Please share.

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Nathan Gray, MD, FACP @nathanagray.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

When discussing serious health issues with patients, it’s crucial to ask permission each time a new sensitive topic is broached… people may have specific needs, timing, or preferences they’d like to voice before you “go there.”

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Jonathan Beebee @jbeebee.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

The @rcnldnursing.bsky.social BlueSky account has gone live today. Steering committee are orientating themselves to it so please give the account a follow

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Irish Hospice Foundation @irishhospice.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Know someone who is grieving? It’s important to be there for them in the early days but also in the weeks and months ahead. There is no time limit to grief. It takes the time it takes. 💛 Learn about #NGAW2025 and the grief supports available: hospicefoundation.ie/our-supports... #BeGriefAware

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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Effective facilitation can make a huge difference to outcomes. Clear communication, structured problem-solving & inclusive decision-making drives performance & innovation. Applies to both external facilitation & facilitation skills by every leader: voltagecontrol.com/articles/the... Image: Tim Leake

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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Just try again tomorrow. Small steps add up over time Image: www.instagram.com/happybrainco

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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Up to 15 per cent of end of life carers living in poverty, according to a new report from researchers at the University of Sheffield and @mariecurieuk.bsky.social The study estimates 762,000 people across the UK provide unpaid care to terminally ill loved ones every year.

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Up to 15 per cent of end of life carers living in poverty, report finds

Up to 762,000 people across the UK are providing unpaid care for someone living with a terminal illness every year, a report from the University of Sheffield and Marie Curie estimates.

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Palliative Medicine Journal @palliativemedj.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Multiple points of system failure were identified in continuous subcutaneous infusion incident reports. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare. buff.ly/40tH6XT

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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

In this episode it is my pleasure & honour to talk with Baroness Ilora Finlay. We explore the Mental Capacity Act focusing on Best Interests decision making. 🎧https://speakforme.co.uk/podcast-episode-117 @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social @ukparliament.parliament.uk #AdvanceCarePlanning

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Action for Happiness @actionhappiness.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Let's get 2025 off to the best possible start and create a sense of hope for the year ahead 🌈 Join us for #HappierJanuary and find new ways to boost your wellbeing actionforhappiness.org/happier-janu...

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Trisha Elliott @trishaelliott.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

“Facing death differently: revolutionising our approach to death and grief”. A really important piece here from @lucyselman.bsky.social in the @bmj.com. I’ll try to pick out some highlights in a🧵, but actually I’d recommend reading the whole article. Link here: www.bmj.com/content/387/...

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Facing death and grief: revolution needed
Despite growing public interest in death, support for end-of-life care and bereavement remains inadequate. We urgently need a revolution: a community centred, public health approach to the social processes of dying and mourning, backed by properly funded palliative care, writes Lucy Selman.

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In the UK around 90% of dying people would benefit from palliative care, but 25% don't get it. Demand is set to rise 25% over the next 25 years as lifespans increase and health conditions grow more complex, yet the sector is already critically underfunded. Just a third of UK hospice funding comes from the state, with the remaining £1bn raised annually through charity shops, fundraising events, and donation.
This funding gap sends a clear message: care for dying people is less valued than aggressive treatments and high tech medical advances. (It's surely no coincidence that 9 in 10 of the clinical and care workforce in UK hospices are women, reflecting a long history of "women's work" being undervalued.)

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Clinicians too have a critical role in reshaping attitudes and so must build their own death and grief literacy. By discussing end-of-life care openly and challenging common misconceptions, they can model acceptance of dying, build trust, and show the public that it is safe to ask questions and voice doubts and fears.
Care must be emotionally aware, culturally sensitive, compassionate, and person centred-and this must be reflected in clinical education.
Clinical leaders must acknowledge the emotional weight of dealing with death and grief and offer support, encouraging sharing, peer support, and remembrance. By making space for grief and vulnerability in professional life we nurture the human side of being a clinician.

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Gemma Allen (she/her) @gemmaallen.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Looking forward to delivering this training with the marvellous @sharonhudson.bsky.social 😃 Join us! 👇🏻

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

New course for the New Year, starting 1 Feb, just £25. Now open for registration @goodgrieffest.bsky.social www.goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-ac... #Equity #GriefLiteracy #hpm #bereavement

Poster for a new Grief Academy course, When Grief is Complicated, which is now open for registration. Shows 4 of the speakers involved: Julia Samuel, Robert Neimeyer, Mary-Frances O'connor, Stephen Regel

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 23/12/2024

A wonderfully uplifting story about groundbreaking surgery at Papworth, where surgeons transplanted a pair of lungs revived outside the body in a hi-tech box. Medical science doing its magnificent, awe-inspiring, life-enhancing thing 💙🫁🫀 www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

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Machine to revive donor organs used in double-lung transplant in UK first

Exclusive: Daniel Evans-Smith tells of transformative effect of operation using technology that could cut waiting lists

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Delighted to announce a new course starting 1 Feb 2025, When Grief is Complicated. 7 webinars and workshops, just £25. Please spread the word... 🙏 @mariecurieuk.bsky.social @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social @doctoroxford.bsky.social @hospiceuk.bsky.social @sueryder.bsky.social

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Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Hello hello would anyone like to do a perfect locum consultant geriatrician job in TAUNTON Somerset for three-and-a-bit months from March 2025? Super department, fab juniors, lovely part of the UK. Long term post also on offer! 💐🌺🏞️🌳🏥 please dm me

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OxCERPC - Sobell House @oxcerpc.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

🚨EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS TODAY! Our Palliative Care Masterclass, in partnership with Dorothy House Hospice, covers the latest topics from Oxford’s Advanced Course, featuring fresh updates and case-based learning. Online or In-Person 5 CPD

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Masterclass in Palliative Care: Dorothy House Hospice (Face-to-Face)

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT until 09.12.2024 Interested in developing you knowledge and skills? This course is ideal for experienced doctors and nurses who are practising in palliative care and end of life…

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Gemma Allen (she/her) @gemmaallen.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Please help us to share this information as we recruit to the latest study from @nobarriershere.bsky.social All support welcome! #hapm #hapc #pallisky

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Dr Andrea Gibbons @andreadgibbons.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

📢 Hot off the press! 🔥 The December QI Evidence Update is here. 2 sides of A4 packed with fresh research, news & insights to inspire your improvement work! 🔗Check it out: fabnhsstuff.net/fab-stuff/QI... #QISky @lourodrigues.bsky.social @janebarlow.bsky.social @jokitchen.bsky.social

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Joshua Gallagher @jallagher1.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

First bluesky post! My new editorial with Catherine Evans and @proflizsampson.bsky.social calls out the misuse of 'person-centred care' in policy and outcome measurement as vague and oversimplified, especially for those with dementia. Full article on request! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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The Janus Face of Person‐Centred Care

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Eduardo Bruera @brueraeduardo.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Pall care clinician weekly self-care checklist: you can start today!

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Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

📢 New paper now out in @palliativemedj.bsky.social - Coproduction in practice: A qualitative study of the development of advance care planning workshops for South Asian elders doi.org/10.1177/0269... @capcbristol.bsky.social @peolcsw.bsky.social @arc-west.bsky.social @tnlcomfund.bsky.social

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Brian Dolan @briandolan.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Most old people do NOT develop dementia, most older people have full, happy lives, most people know that age is much more than a number, it's an attitude. And 99 year old Dyke van Dyke is life's joy personified because of his attitude towards it💗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4Ol...

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Coldplay - ALL MY LOVE (Official Video) (Directors' Cut)

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Nature Horizon @naturehorizon.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Comet, Aldebaran and Mars over Stonehenge ✨💫☄️

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Sanjit Singh Chudha 🏳️‍🌈 @sanjitchudha.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Corsham on the Somerset/Wiltshire border is a well-heeled town that hosts Bath Spa University's Arts campus alongside a longstanding estate owned by the Methuen family. Peacocks from the Methuen estate roam freely through the town, with a determined sense of ownership that's delightful to see ❤️

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Mark Hazelwood @palliativescot.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Two new additions to the fantastic Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines. Mouthcare: tinyurl.com/5n6v38st Spiritual Distress: tinyurl.com/y4k67ja5

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Mouth care | Right Decisions

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Prof. Christoph Ostgathe @costgathe.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Full house Maria Heckel, PhD (social worker and head of our research department) speaking at our #palliativecare lecture series about Compassionate Communities!

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Helen Bevan @helenbevan.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Collaboration & co-creation aren't the same thing. If we want to do things differently in future, collaboration (working with others who might not share our goals) isn't enough. People need to be near the creation process (co-creation) to work in creative ways. lnkd.in/gA2sB4Z9. By Dennis Hambeukers

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Petrena @petrena.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

A mnemonic to remember some of the most commonly needed reasonable adjustments in hospital is TEACH

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Thanh Neville, MD, MSHS @thanh-neville.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

The end of this December will mark SEVEN years since I started the @3wishesprogram.bsky.social at UCLA. As of today, we've fulfilled wishes for over 2000 deceased patients & their families, involved nearly 700 HCWs, and the direct cost still averages only about $33 per patient. #hapc #medsky

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Petrena @petrena.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Carer resource ... 'supporting someone with breathlessness' Please click on the link

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Clare Fuller @clarefuller.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

It is my pleasure to talk a most special guest - my daughter Robyn. We cover: 🎯LPAs through the eyes of a younger person 🎯challenge common perceptions & 🎯suggest how to make LPAs more relevant speakforme.co.uk/podcast-epis... @drkathrynmannix #AdvanceCarePlanning

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