I'm frequently asked, often by worried healthcare students, whether it's 'wrong' to show our emotions when we are supporting patients & their beloveds through difficult times, unwelcome news, anticipatory grief & deep sorrow.
Here's my experience:
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#TheTearfulHelper #PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
Here's my experience:
🧵
#TheTearfulHelper #PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
May 19, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I'm frequently asked, often by worried healthcare students, whether it's 'wrong' to show our emotions when we are supporting patients & their beloveds through difficult times, unwelcome news, anticipatory grief & deep sorrow.
Here's my experience:
🧵
#TheTearfulHelper #PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
Here's my experience:
🧵
#TheTearfulHelper #PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
Looking for my #DeathDoula friend out others involved in #EndOfLifeCare. #Hospice folks? #PalliativeCare folks? #FuneralProfessionals? #EstatePlanners? #Grief counselors and coaches? I’d love to connect!
November 20, 2024 at 11:37 AM
Looking for my #DeathDoula friend out others involved in #EndOfLifeCare. #Hospice folks? #PalliativeCare folks? #FuneralProfessionals? #EstatePlanners? #Grief counselors and coaches? I’d love to connect!
Psychedelics aren’t curing cancer — they’re helping people face fear, anxiety, and suffering at end of life with dignity, peace, and emotional relief. Compassionate care matters.
#PsychedelicMedicine #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #MentalHealth #MOHAS
#PsychedelicMedicine #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #MentalHealth #MOHAS
February 26, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Psychedelics aren’t curing cancer — they’re helping people face fear, anxiety, and suffering at end of life with dignity, peace, and emotional relief. Compassionate care matters.
#PsychedelicMedicine #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #MentalHealth #MOHAS
#PsychedelicMedicine #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #MentalHealth #MOHAS
An important fact:
“Between 75% and 90% of home based care at the end of life is provided by unpaid carers, often family members.”
And when that’s 24 hours around the clock, that’s really hard, especially when it’s just one or two people trying to do it.
#EOLC
#EndOfLifeCare
#PalliativeCare
“Between 75% and 90% of home based care at the end of life is provided by unpaid carers, often family members.”
And when that’s 24 hours around the clock, that’s really hard, especially when it’s just one or two people trying to do it.
#EOLC
#EndOfLifeCare
#PalliativeCare
January 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
An important fact:
“Between 75% and 90% of home based care at the end of life is provided by unpaid carers, often family members.”
And when that’s 24 hours around the clock, that’s really hard, especially when it’s just one or two people trying to do it.
#EOLC
#EndOfLifeCare
#PalliativeCare
“Between 75% and 90% of home based care at the end of life is provided by unpaid carers, often family members.”
And when that’s 24 hours around the clock, that’s really hard, especially when it’s just one or two people trying to do it.
#EOLC
#EndOfLifeCare
#PalliativeCare
Please retweet & follow me if you're interested in #PalliativeCare, #EndOfLifeCare & enabling people to 'Live as well as possible, for as long as possible'.
#ImproveEOLC #PEOLC #EoL #AgedCare #FutureCare #Frailty #CancerCare #Nurse #NeighbourhoodHealth #NHS #Hospice
#ImproveEOLC #PEOLC #EoL #AgedCare #FutureCare #Frailty #CancerCare #Nurse #NeighbourhoodHealth #NHS #Hospice
November 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Please retweet & follow me if you're interested in #PalliativeCare, #EndOfLifeCare & enabling people to 'Live as well as possible, for as long as possible'.
#ImproveEOLC #PEOLC #EoL #AgedCare #FutureCare #Frailty #CancerCare #Nurse #NeighbourhoodHealth #NHS #Hospice
#ImproveEOLC #PEOLC #EoL #AgedCare #FutureCare #Frailty #CancerCare #Nurse #NeighbourhoodHealth #NHS #Hospice
Really important super short survey to capture the UK palliative care research capacity.
Please consider completing this if you work in UK #palliativecare or #endoflifecare.
Please consider completing this if you work in UK #palliativecare or #endoflifecare.
November 26, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Really important super short survey to capture the UK palliative care research capacity.
Please consider completing this if you work in UK #palliativecare or #endoflifecare.
Please consider completing this if you work in UK #palliativecare or #endoflifecare.
Hi there, made the transition here from my X. #PalliativeCare #Hospice #EndofLifeCare #Trustee #BoardMember looking to #network and catch up with like minds
November 23, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Hi there, made the transition here from my X. #PalliativeCare #Hospice #EndofLifeCare #Trustee #BoardMember looking to #network and catch up with like minds
I've created a feed for palliative and end of life care research.
If you want your posts to appear, just make sure the text includes the keywords "palliative" or "end of life" and things like "research", "study", "publication or "paper".
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare
If you want your posts to appear, just make sure the text includes the keywords "palliative" or "end of life" and things like "research", "study", "publication or "paper".
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare
November 20, 2024 at 5:53 PM
I've created a feed for palliative and end of life care research.
If you want your posts to appear, just make sure the text includes the keywords "palliative" or "end of life" and things like "research", "study", "publication or "paper".
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare
If you want your posts to appear, just make sure the text includes the keywords "palliative" or "end of life" and things like "research", "study", "publication or "paper".
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare
One of the (many) take home messages being that people struggle to communicate about death and dying - even healthcare professionals
As a society we need to normalise talking about dying (since we all will)
#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
#HaPC #HPC #MedSky
As a society we need to normalise talking about dying (since we all will)
#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
#HaPC #HPC #MedSky
📣 Our 🆕 paper published today in #PalliativeCare & Social Practice 📕 #OpenAccess 🔓
“How can healthcare professionals better support family caregivers in the final days of life: Could the “Family’s Voice Diary” help? A qualitative study based in an area of high socio-economic deprivation” #HaPC
“How can healthcare professionals better support family caregivers in the final days of life: Could the “Family’s Voice Diary” help? A qualitative study based in an area of high socio-economic deprivation” #HaPC
May 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
One of the (many) take home messages being that people struggle to communicate about death and dying - even healthcare professionals
As a society we need to normalise talking about dying (since we all will)
#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
#HaPC #HPC #MedSky
As a society we need to normalise talking about dying (since we all will)
#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare
#HaPC #HPC #MedSky
End-of-life care in a major UK trauma centre
We are delighted to be presenting this at @IFEM2 conference here in Montreal 🇨🇦🍁
Full paper here: spcare.bmj.com/content/earl...
#PalliativeCare #EmergencyMedicine #Frailty #EndOfLifeCare #HealthResearch #emergencymedicine
We are delighted to be presenting this at @IFEM2 conference here in Montreal 🇨🇦🍁
Full paper here: spcare.bmj.com/content/earl...
#PalliativeCare #EmergencyMedicine #Frailty #EndOfLifeCare #HealthResearch #emergencymedicine
May 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
End-of-life care in a major UK trauma centre
We are delighted to be presenting this at @IFEM2 conference here in Montreal 🇨🇦🍁
Full paper here: spcare.bmj.com/content/earl...
#PalliativeCare #EmergencyMedicine #Frailty #EndOfLifeCare #HealthResearch #emergencymedicine
We are delighted to be presenting this at @IFEM2 conference here in Montreal 🇨🇦🍁
Full paper here: spcare.bmj.com/content/earl...
#PalliativeCare #EmergencyMedicine #Frailty #EndOfLifeCare #HealthResearch #emergencymedicine
Conversations about death aren't easy, but at the 50 Plus Show in Sligo, warmth and openness shone through.
Thanks to all who shared and visited!
Slán go fóill ó Shligeach! ☘️
#Sligo #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #IrishHospiceFoundation #IHF40
Thanks to all who shared and visited!
Slán go fóill ó Shligeach! ☘️
#Sligo #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #IrishHospiceFoundation #IHF40
July 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Conversations about death aren't easy, but at the 50 Plus Show in Sligo, warmth and openness shone through.
Thanks to all who shared and visited!
Slán go fóill ó Shligeach! ☘️
#Sligo #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #IrishHospiceFoundation #IHF40
Thanks to all who shared and visited!
Slán go fóill ó Shligeach! ☘️
#Sligo #EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #IrishHospiceFoundation #IHF40
OUT TODAY: A NEW important report from National Audit of Care at the End of Life (#NACEL) on hospital care at the end of life in 2024.
Explore the report here: www.hqip.org.uk/resource/nacel-ref520/
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare #ClinicalAudit
Explore the report here: www.hqip.org.uk/resource/nacel-ref520/
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare #ClinicalAudit
August 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
OUT TODAY: A NEW important report from National Audit of Care at the End of Life (#NACEL) on hospital care at the end of life in 2024.
Explore the report here: www.hqip.org.uk/resource/nacel-ref520/
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare #ClinicalAudit
Explore the report here: www.hqip.org.uk/resource/nacel-ref520/
#PalliativeCare #EndofLifeCare #ClinicalAudit
‼️REGISTER by Wednesday 30th @ 2pm‼️
NHS England is holding a webinar to share #Dignity and #Compassion developments at the #End-of-Life
www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/digni...
#PEOLC #PCEOLC #PalliativeCare #Palliative #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionateCare
NHS England is holding a webinar to share #Dignity and #Compassion developments at the #End-of-Life
www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/digni...
#PEOLC #PCEOLC #PalliativeCare #Palliative #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionateCare
September 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
‼️REGISTER by Wednesday 30th @ 2pm‼️
NHS England is holding a webinar to share #Dignity and #Compassion developments at the #End-of-Life
www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/digni...
#PEOLC #PCEOLC #PalliativeCare #Palliative #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionateCare
NHS England is holding a webinar to share #Dignity and #Compassion developments at the #End-of-Life
www.events.england.nhs.uk/events/digni...
#PEOLC #PCEOLC #PalliativeCare #Palliative #EndOfLifeCare #CompassionateCare
Missed last week's webinar on medication management at the end of life, delivered in partnership with @eapcvzw.bsky.social? Don't worry - it's now available on our website at www.bestcareforthedying.org/webinars
#BestCareForTheDyingPerson
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #hapc #hpm
#BestCareForTheDyingPerson
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #hapc #hpm
April 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Missed last week's webinar on medication management at the end of life, delivered in partnership with @eapcvzw.bsky.social? Don't worry - it's now available on our website at www.bestcareforthedying.org/webinars
#BestCareForTheDyingPerson
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #hapc #hpm
#BestCareForTheDyingPerson
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #hapc #hpm
Yesterday, I urged the Government to commit to long-term, sustainable investment in #hospices and #PalliativeCare. Hospices like @SSChospices and @PAHospice should not have to rely on charitable donations- the Government must invest now. #EndOfLifeCare
January 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Yesterday, I urged the Government to commit to long-term, sustainable investment in #hospices and #PalliativeCare. Hospices like @SSChospices and @PAHospice should not have to rely on charitable donations- the Government must invest now. #EndOfLifeCare
Delighted to see this worthwhile piece published in JICS
#EndOfLifeCare is a significant & very important part of #CriticalCare; staff need support & resources available to them to deliver this care w/tenderness & dignity
#IntensiveCare #ICU #PalliativeCare
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#EndOfLifeCare is a significant & very important part of #CriticalCare; staff need support & resources available to them to deliver this care w/tenderness & dignity
#IntensiveCare #ICU #PalliativeCare
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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January 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Delighted to see this worthwhile piece published in JICS
#EndOfLifeCare is a significant & very important part of #CriticalCare; staff need support & resources available to them to deliver this care w/tenderness & dignity
#IntensiveCare #ICU #PalliativeCare
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#EndOfLifeCare is a significant & very important part of #CriticalCare; staff need support & resources available to them to deliver this care w/tenderness & dignity
#IntensiveCare #ICU #PalliativeCare
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
March 10, 2025 at 6:02 AM
No NHS Budget for Assisted-Dying Service, Streeting Says
#WesStreeting #AssistedDying #NHSFunding #HealthPolicy #UKPolitics
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #HealthcareDebate #NHSBudget #SocialCare
www.easterneye.biz/streeting-sa...
#WesStreeting #AssistedDying #NHSFunding #HealthPolicy #UKPolitics
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #HealthcareDebate #NHSBudget #SocialCare
www.easterneye.biz/streeting-sa...
Streeting says no money set aside for assisted dying service
He said the NHS is already struggling with money problems and many people can't get proper end-of-life care
www.easterneye.biz
June 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
No NHS Budget for Assisted-Dying Service, Streeting Says
#WesStreeting #AssistedDying #NHSFunding #HealthPolicy #UKPolitics
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #HealthcareDebate #NHSBudget #SocialCare
www.easterneye.biz/streeting-sa...
#WesStreeting #AssistedDying #NHSFunding #HealthPolicy #UKPolitics
#EndOfLifeCare #PalliativeCare #HealthcareDebate #NHSBudget #SocialCare
www.easterneye.biz/streeting-sa...
"Healthcare isn't just about treating illness. It's about preserving dignity."
It requires presence, not just prescriptions.
Empathy, not just efficiency.
Above all, it reminds us that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and comforted until the end.
#PalliativeCare
#EndOfLifeCare
It requires presence, not just prescriptions.
Empathy, not just efficiency.
Above all, it reminds us that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and comforted until the end.
#PalliativeCare
#EndOfLifeCare
June 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
"Healthcare isn't just about treating illness. It's about preserving dignity."
It requires presence, not just prescriptions.
Empathy, not just efficiency.
Above all, it reminds us that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and comforted until the end.
#PalliativeCare
#EndOfLifeCare
It requires presence, not just prescriptions.
Empathy, not just efficiency.
Above all, it reminds us that every person deserves to be seen, heard, and comforted until the end.
#PalliativeCare
#EndOfLifeCare
🌍 Join us for a free EAPC webinar:
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
September 11, 2025 at 6:10 AM
🌍 Join us for a free EAPC webinar:
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
Palliative Care I - One of two illustrations for the Alberta Cancer foundation’s LEAP magazine about redefining palliative care (2020)
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Palliative Care I - One of two illustrations for the Alberta Cancer foundation’s LEAP magazine about redefining palliative care (2020)
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
#ThrowBackMonday #PalliativeCare #HealthCare #Cancer #CancerResearch #HospiceCare #EndOfLife #EndOfLifeCare #IV #LeapMagazine #AlbertaCancerFoundation #Illustration
🌍 Join us for a free EAPC webinar:
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
September 14, 2025 at 6:10 AM
🌍 Join us for a free EAPC webinar:
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
“Death Literacy & beyond: Empowering people to navigate the end of life”
🗓️ Wednesday, 24 September
🕙 10:00 – 11:30 CEST
📲 Register now via QR code or here ➡️ events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b2da68...
#PalliativeCare #DeathLiteracy #EndOfLifeCare #EAPC
Lack of nurse representation on new palliative care commission
A campaign has highlighted the lack of nurse expertise on a new commission looking into palliative and end-of-life care across the UK. #endoflifecare #nursing #policy #palliativecare #nurses #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
A campaign has highlighted the lack of nurse expertise on a new commission looking into palliative and end-of-life care across the UK. #endoflifecare #nursing #policy #palliativecare #nurses #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
Lack of nurse representation on new palliative care commission
A campaign has highlighted the lack of nurse expertise on a new commission looking into palliati...
www.nursingtimes.net
January 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Lack of nurse representation on new palliative care commission
A campaign has highlighted the lack of nurse expertise on a new commission looking into palliative and end-of-life care across the UK. #endoflifecare #nursing #policy #palliativecare #nurses #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
A campaign has highlighted the lack of nurse expertise on a new commission looking into palliative and end-of-life care across the UK. #endoflifecare #nursing #policy #palliativecare #nurses #nhs
www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...