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Waiting times for Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) applications
Waiting times for Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) applications
What you can do while you wait
Jemma Woodley
Nov 29, 2022
Electronic end-of-life records
Electronic end-of-life records
Where we are and where we need to be
Usha Grieve
Nov 1, 2022
The NHS is in crisis
The NHS is in crisis
What does this mean for the people we support?
Zach Moss
Oct 3, 2022
Electronic end-of-life records
Electronic end-of-life records
Why getting it right is so important
Hannah Easdown
Sep 28, 2022
What The Split gets wrong about Advance Decisions…
What The Split gets wrong about Advance Decisions…
…and what you REALLY need to do
The Compassion in Dying team
May 6, 2022
Knowing what to expect
Knowing what to expect
A game changer
Hina Sharma
May 5, 2022
Why Universal Principles for ACP is a great step forward…and the direction of travel it signposts.
Why Universal Principles for ACP is a great step forward…and the direction of travel it signposts.
NHS England’s newly launched Universal Principles of Advance Care Planning is a milestone for people who want to make sure their voice is…
Sarah Wootton
Mar 17, 2022
“But you look okay”
“But you look okay”
The strange hierarchy of responses to medical conditions
Hina Sharma
Mar 2, 2022
How planning can support the grieving process
How planning can support the grieving process
This week is National Grief Awareness week, an annual event planned by the lovely folk at @GoodGriefTrust. There’s no escaping grief when a…
Jessica Cappi
Dec 6, 2021
Your next consultant appointment
Your next consultant appointment
How to make the most of that precious one hour
Hina Sharma
Oct 13, 2021
Life after a serious diagnosis
Life after a serious diagnosis
Why I moved into peer support
Hina Sharma
May 27, 2021
The ‘Before I Die…’ Tent at Lambeth Country Show
The ‘Before I Die…’ Tent at Lambeth Country Show
A creative, informal way to start conversations about people’s values and ambitions for life and death.
Natalie Koussa
Jun 29, 2020
Why we don’t use ‘BAME’ in our content
Why we don’t use ‘BAME’ in our content
We stopped using ‘BAME’ in our content in 2017 because it’s a contentious term, as many others have pointed out over the last few years.
Jennifer Noel
Jun 24, 2020
DNACPR in the news like never before
DNACPR in the news like never before
What we can learn from our experience supporting people
The Compassion in Dying team
Apr 17, 2020
Are we framing ‘the conversation’ well enough?
Are we framing ‘the conversation’ well enough?
Calling these conversations ‘difficult’ will not encourage anyone, doctors included, to have the conversation.
David Pearce
Apr 8, 2020
We need to do more than talk about death
We need to do more than talk about death
Because that’s what could make the difference between our wishes known about and our wishes being respected.
Usha Grieve
Mar 11, 2020
The inconvenient truth about dying
The inconvenient truth about dying
When it comes to dying, we can’t gloss over the difficult bits.
Sarah Malik
Apr 11, 2019
Fighting misconceptions: understanding CPR in reality
Fighting misconceptions: understanding CPR in reality
As a nurse, I’m increasingly alarmed by misconceptions about CPR and how often people think it is effective.
Sarah Malik
Apr 8, 2019
Personalised care…will it ever be?
Personalised care…will it ever be?
Another blog on the NHS Long Term Plan (LTP). Sorry.
Usha Grieve
Jan 11, 2019
Balancing optimism with reality when planning for our future
Balancing optimism with reality when planning for our future
Exploring how optimism bias affects how and when we plan for the future.
Sarah Malik
Jan 4, 2019
I wish I had known…
I wish I had known…
Reflections from supporting 25,000 people plan for the end of life
Barbara Monroe
Nov 30, 2018
Check your privilege
Check your privilege
Exploring how GPs support patients with Advance Decisions
Upeka de Silva
Oct 15, 2018
The role of peer support
The role of peer support
Peer support has been proven to be an effective way of enabling people with HIV to live well and manage their HIV — what can we learn?
Zach Moss
Jul 2, 2018
The power of community
The power of community
What we’ve learnt from the Compassionate Frome project
Zach Moss
Jun 1, 2018
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