Glyn Berry
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Northern lass, embarrassing Wife/Mam/Grandma, AHP Lead Marie Curie Hospice Newcastle (SW), APCSW Vice-chair, appreciating life, even the tough bits - own views
Durham
Joined May 2009
We've partnered with RCEM for the following research funding opportunity. The Marie Curie Better End of Life 2024 survey found half of all respondents said their dying loved one visited A&E at least once in their final three months of life, and one in eight people who died in
We have partnered with @mariecurieuk to fund a grant worth up to £20,000 for new research aimed at improving palliative and end of life care in Emergency Departments. Full details, including how to apply, can be found here: https://t.co/3DdEEVdBvT
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Research Assistant/Associate position available for work partly on a Marie Curie-funded project. @Ben_Bowers__, Assistant Professor of Primary Care and Nurse Consultant in Palliative Care, and colleagues, at the University of Cambridge seek an enthusiastic colleague to join
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"Every school needs a flexible bereavement policy, and all members of staff should feel confident in helping a bereaved pupil." says Emma, 15, who was part of our Compassionate School Communities project in Northern Ireland.🏫💛 Our recent blog explores how our research on
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People with learning needs and neuro diversity already have the real struggle of accessing PEoLC but seemingly, support will be there to support AD?? The world is upside down!
#Oliverscampaign Oh my goodness, I feel sick to my stomach He has said it out loud. This is exactly why we must NOT have the Assisted Dying Bill in our country Our most vulnerable are NOT safe
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Did you get our letter @wesstreeting? Dying people deserve better. You have the power to fix this.
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From the physical changes to the emotional stages, Dr @holmes74sarah explains the process of dying...
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This is very powerful
When middle aged women bring their “whole self to work”. Invisibility and dismissal of struggle captured so beautifully here, along with the ageism too many middle aged women just have to live with. #ActingYourAgeCampaign
#DontCastHerOut
#RiotWomen
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⏰ Just over one week left to submit abstracts for the Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference! The deadline to submit is Tuesday 21 October. Visit our website to find out more 👇 https://t.co/1Db0vOrdTd
mariecurie.org.uk
Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference will take place the week commencing Monday 23 February 2026.
🚨Calling researchers - Submissions for abstracts and spotlight sessions for the Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference 2026 are now open! The Marie Curie Research into Practice Conference 2026 will focus on the Top 24 Research Priorities for palliative and end of life
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We are losing beds, team members and services that provide palliative and end of life care around the UK. @wesstreeting how do we maintain access to services? These are not people who can join a waiting list...
@drkathrynmannix @ProfMarkTaubert Arthur Rank Hospice is having £829,000 axed from its funding too which means the loss of 9 beds and the opportunity for a good death for 200 people a year.
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"Canada is seeing a worrying trend whereby the poor, the vulnerable and those with disabilities are disproportionally accessing MAID." Autonomy is soon discarded in favour of getting rid of inconvenient lives if #AssistedDying is legalized.
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The edge cases around medical assistance in dying are leaving unnerving questions
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This is a fabulous opportunity to submit an abstract focused on #communitynursing & participate in an international conference in London in June 2026 @ADNEuk @IHCNO_Nurse
https://t.co/2mLemVRogy
citystgeorges.ac.uk
Join us to explore the evolving landscape of home, community and primary care nursing.
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Dr Sarah Holmes remembers an older patient who, when given a terminal diagnosis, said: "Oh well, let’s have a sherry then." Everyone will react differently to a terminal diagnosis. But there are five common themes. Read more 👇
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Palliative care doctors share the responses they commonly hear from patients.
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Marie Curie and @THTorguk launch research findings at @LunchPositive focusing on the experiences of those living with HIV approaching end of life. 18th September was National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day. For an aging population within the HIV community, it’s essential to
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Our Men's Sheds in Hospices team have funding to support hospices with setting up their own Men's Sheds. Interested? Find out more below and contact hospicemenshedproject@mariecurie.org.uk 👇
Do you work in, or have connections with, a hospice in the UK? Explore setting up a Men’s Shed in your hospice The Marie Curie Men’s Shed research team have identified the benefits of Men’s Sheds; a low cost and self-sustaining intervention where men come together and use the
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Do you know what's patriotic? Helping a neighbour Cleaning up the community Supporting local community projects Protecting our natural environment Protecting the vulnerable Do you know what's not patriotic? Rioting Racism, transphobia or any other hate and division
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New publication - Priorities for out-of-hours home-based palliative care People with advanced illness at home, and their families, rely on out-of-hours services provided by community, primary and specialist palliative care services. Marie Curie-funded researchers at King’s
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During Palliative Care Week we celebrated the vital role of pharmacy in palliative care and the impact of the Daffodil Standards in improving care for people at end of life. @AIIHPC Watch the film here 👉 A big thank you to all the MLA’s that visited local pharmacies and
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I seem to have upset the @Nigel_Farage fan club - so let me be clear. This man sows hate, lies and division. He is a grifter and a conman. He does not represent the vast majority of Britons. RT if you agree P.s. multiculturalism is great.
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“The Bill is both unsafe and unworkable in its current form.” @BishopNewcastle spoke this morning during the second reading of the #EndOfLifeBill @UKHouseofLords, urging for lessons to be learned from a similar Bill in New Zealand & for accessible, effective end-of-life care to
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The Lords Constitution Committee report on the Terminally Ill Adults Bill 😳
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