It is not too late to put the brakes on assisted dying, and focus on what is really needed | Gordon Brown https://t.co/fZZQKwFYtj

Kim Leadbeater’s briefing seems to seriously misrepresent some key aspects of the bill:

PRESS RELEASE Better Way has described Kim Leadbeater's Bill as a wasted opportunity as our allies urge MPs to vote against it. Read statements from experts in the fields of disability advocacy, psychology, sociology, law, and palliative care here 👇

This MPs letter illustrates misunderstanding & fear of ordinary dying. All MPs should be required to attend detailed briefing on ordinary dying, pall care, the real but rare difficult deaths, & assessment of capacity, provided by non-campaigning experts. https://t.co/4VNt6K5SEk

Delirium is common as people approach end of life. We have created a short video for families/carers outlining what to do if the person they care for develops delirium: @EdinUniHealth Funded by @MarieCurieEOLC https://t.co/rqwbZTCEl8

Great news! Major new research investment in palliative care in Scotland. Congrats to all involved in securing funding. https://t.co/BHJQctX9mB

For further information on the 4AT see:

🧵 Whatever your views on assisted dying, one thing I’d hoped we’d all agree on is that the topic is ethically fraught & complex. Not so Matthew Parris. For him, it’s simple. Old & frail people *should* be killed - to save society the cost of looking after them. 1/n

Discussing this at specialty group of SPPC. Thanks @wagstaff_ellie for introducing a discussion. Thanks @Miles4Lothian for proposing this much needed piece of policy. @Palliative_Scot @BridgetJohnst @amy_dalrymple @supportCHAS @PPWHospice #dyinginthemargins #traumainformedcare

Proportion of health research budget spent on palliative and end of life care: 0.23% Proportion of humans who die: 100%

ReSPECT- for the patient with the patient #respectprocess ✔️ @ResusCouncilUK vision ✔️ UK wide ✔️ every care setting ✔️ shared decision making ✔️ transparent ✔️ emergency care planning ✔️ nothing about you without you Oh and it’s digital… ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ‘A Voice and a Choice’

Amazing work across the UK recognised at the Macmillan Excellence Awards. Here with my colleague Caroline Sime, a finalist. Quietly & supportively instrumental in working with teams across Scottish hospitals to improve experiences for people & their families Caroline is a real 🌟

*New paper* Scoping review of evidence on Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) to improve outcomes for those impacted by terminal illness and bereavement. ACT has great potential to support wellbeing in this context. @davidgillander @JASpiller &Tilly https://t.co/baxVaTzxFO

Surprised and delighted 💫 Thank you for recognising the effort by all involved @NHSForthValley @ReSPECTFV @NHSTayside @JASpiller This work is about advocating for patients & ensuring their voice & choices are heard at every stage 🫱🏻‍🫲🏿 @RealisticMedic

The spread of #ReSPECT in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 for the deteriorating patient across ALL care settings is too important not to include. Ensures patients are at the heart of decision-making as they should be @RealisticMed @LabinjohC @DrGregorSmith @McneillGregor @JASpiller @ResusCouncilUK

@goldstone_tony @BBCNews @NickTriggle @BMA_JuniorDocs @RishiSunak @SteveBarclay @NickTriggle have made a fatal mistake for the people they serve. They undervalued a thing they took for granted and refused talks with @BMA_JuniorDocs This week will show the public the hard way the real value of a junior doctor https://t.co/dRsrNVBa5k

It's astonishing how frequently we are finding annual allowance errors and pension record errors that have cost members £,000s Over £2.5m saved to date 🤯 Good job @Jack__Needham & team 👏

#EoL care staff need to talk about restlessness prior to death, including it in preparation. Although it's not common, it's highly distressing if companions don't understand it. Here's an edit of my recent public info post on Facebook, where I don't use medical language. 1/

Check our the wonderful posters, freely available to view here, as part of #MCResearch2023 : https://t.co/MZecDpZXDH Including our poster on the value of the 4AT for detecting delirium in terminally ill inpatients. Liz Arnold @JASpiller @A_MacLullich @DrEmmaCarduff @ZoeTieges