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

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

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

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

‘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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ⬇️

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...

‘Absolutely devastated’: Inside Durham hospice battling £1.3m black hole www.channel4.com/news/absolut...

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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.

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.

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/...

"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

📣📣📣 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 👇

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

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

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

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/...

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.

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

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

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...

Fabulous afternoon with friends #wreathmaking

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-...

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...

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-...

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!

Happy birthday to Samson - 5 today #cavalierkingcharles

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

The future.

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

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/...

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

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

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-...

My beloved funny dogs #cavalierkingcharles #cockapoo #dogsofsky

Gospel Collective Farnham - Winter concert #gospelchoir

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.