Blog

We want to amplify the voices of the people we support, so we share their stories and experiences on our blog. We also work in the open, sharing our work and our thinking as it happens.

6 December 2021

How planning can support the grieving process

This week is National Grief Awareness week, an annual event planned by the lovely folk at Good Grief Trust

Advance care planning
13 October 2021

Your next consultant appointment

How to make the most of that precious one hour

Peer support Our thoughts
30 September 2021

Talking to carers about the end of life

How learnings from lockdown have improved our practice

Working in the open
24 August 2021

If we want honest information, let’s ask for it

Bad news cannot be made better, but it can be made worse

Peer support
2 July 2021

The real effects of CPR

My DNACPR is not a wish to die but a wish not to suffer

Guest post Do not resuscitate (DNR)
9 June 2021

A tale of two halves

Using digital to engage communities and influence change over the year of the pandemic

Advance care planning
27 May 2021

Life after a serious diagnosis

Why I moved into peer support

Peer support
11 May 2021

Carers on zoom

Advance Care Planning in Lambeth

Advance care planning
23 April 2021

Why do I think advance care planning is important?

A message from one human being to another

Advance care planning Guest post
4 March 2021

Helping people make sense of it all

Our Peer Navigator service launches this month

Peer support
10 December 2020

Mental Capacity and Future Disabled “Voice”

Initial Thoughts on Disability and Advance Decisions from Gill Loomes

Guest post Mental capacity
16 September 2020

Do we overvalue quantity of life?

What is society’s broader responsibility to change this conversation and where should we start

Advance care planning Guest post Starting conversations

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