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🌼 This years @rcgp and Marie Curie Daffodil Standards Awards 2025 are open!. Are you working in general practice & passionate about end of life care? .🔗 Apply now: Here’s what judges are looking for this year 👇. 🧵
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⏰Planning on applying to our next research grants scheme? You have until 21 July 23:59 to return expressions of interest.
We’re delighted to announce that our Research Grants Scheme will be funded in partnership and is now open to applications. @LDShospcharity and @RBHCharity will be part funding the scheme to fund research focusing on improving quality of care, and discharge, for people with
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Starting early, talking together – improving understanding of and support for the palliative care needs of people with rare dementias. Claire Waddington discusses the project led by Professor Sebastian Crutch.
People with rare dementias, like young-onset or inherited types, have unique end-of-life needs. Prof Sebastian Crutch @UCL will identify barriers to accessing timely palliative care, creating guidelines and training to improve support and meaningful conversations. #RareDementias.
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Happy 10th birthday to the Marie Curie Support Line 🎂🔟. Since 2015, our friendly team has answered 155,391 enquiries. We’ve been here to listen for 7 days a week since 2024. And we’ve given 597 hours of support on national holidays. We’re here whenever you need us:
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Understanding and improving death literacy in dementia: the development and implementation of a measure of death literacy for carers of people with dementia - Reuploaded with captions, which unfortunately did not render in this previous post! .Please share. @DementiaUK @MCPCRD
Understanding and improving death literacy in dementia: the development and implementation of a measure of death literacy for carers of people with dementia @MCPCRD @UCLPsychiatry @DementiaUK .
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A new publication from our Research Centre at Cardiff University explores Future Care Planning as an inclusive approach to Advanced Care Planning. Read more 👇.
Excited to share our article on Future Care Planning, has now been published. @ProfMarkTaubert @MCPCRCCardiff @stephsivell .@MarieCurieEOLC @sabinebest #FutureCarePlanning #PalliativeCare.
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RT @MarieCurieEOLC: Influence of primary and community care service use on hospitalisation among people with dementia in the last three mon….
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Understanding and improving death literacy in dementia: the development and implementation of a measure of death literacy for carers of people with dementia @MCPCRD @UCLPsychiatry @DementiaUK .
Caring for someone living with dementia at the end of life is often overwhelming. Dr Nicola White @MCPCRD @UCLpsychiatry is adapting the Death Literacy Index (DLI) into DLI-dem—a tailored tool boosting carers’ knowledge, confidence, and skills in dementia-specific end-of-life.
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Influence of primary and community care service use on hospitalisation among people with dementia in the last three months of life: A mixed-methods secondary analysis of national survey data .
Unnecessary hospital stays can be distressing for people with dementia nearing the end of life. Dr Therese Johansson @KingsCollegeLon will study how primary and community care services help reduce hospital admissions, promoting comfort at home. #EndOfLifeCare #DementiaCare.
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PALLDEM Homecare - Homecare practitioners providing end of life care for people with dementia.
Around 90,000 people living with dementia in England rely on homecare workers—but many lack suitable end-of-life training. Dr Lesley Williamson @LEWilliamson19 @KingsCollegeLon will pilot the IPOS-Dem tool, equipping carers to identify symptoms & communicate effectively with.
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We're announcing the awarded projects funded with @alzheimerssoc @AlzSocResearch to improve end of life care for people living with dementia and their carers. Stay tuned! 👇.
.@alzheimerssoc and @MarieCurie are investing £1 million into groundbreaking research, tackling the urgent need for better dementia-specific end-of-life care. These projects bring together experts to develop practical tools, training, and guidelines, improving homecare support,.
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GP Practices can enter the Daffodil Standards Awards:.🔗 📅 Deadline: 29 August 2025.
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The Daffodil Standards Awards call for nominations is now open. Dr Justin Peter, co-winner of the 2024 Daffodil Standard End of Life GP of the Year award, discusses his win. He is also a 2025 judge. His leadership transformed a struggling practice into a beacon of compassionate.
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🏆 GP of the Year .We want to hear about GPs who’ve:. ✔️ Turned around a struggling practice. ✔️ Boosted team morale. ✔️ Campaigned for better end-of-life care locally.
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🆓Free to enter. 🎁 Win free entry to #RCGP2025 at the ICC Newport . 📅 Deadline: 29 Aug 2025. 🔗 Apply now:
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📋 NEW: Non-Clinical Team Member of the Year.Shout out to practice managers, receptionists, care coordinators & more who:. ✔️ Go above & beyond. ✔️Champion patient & carer support. ✔️ Keep things running smoothly.
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🌍 NEW: HCA Addressing Inequalities Award.Tell us about a person or team making a difference for:. ✔️Older people. ✔️Care home residents. ✔️People with LD/autism. ✔️Under represented communities.
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🩺 Clinical Team Member of the Year.From nurses to link workers—nominate someone who’s:. ✔️Improved patient care. ✔️Boosted efficiency. ✔️Lightened the clinical load.
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