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.

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
4 September 2020

We used to assume what people need to know… now we ask them

The end of the information standard

Working in the open
13 August 2020

Time for a change

How doctors and patients can work together

Healthcare professionals Starting conversations Guest post
8 July 2020

DNACPR and shared understanding

To discuss CPR you need to have a good conversation, and that conversation needs to achieve shared understanding

Do not resuscitate (DNR) Guest post
29 June 2020

The ‘Before I Die…’ Tent at Lambeth Country Show

A creative, informal way to start conversations about people’s values and ambitions for life and death

Our thoughts
24 June 2020

Why we don’t use ‘BAME’ in our content

There are numerous reasons why the term ‘BAME’ is problematic, but we focus on why it is inappropriate and unhelpful to use in our content

Our thoughts
5 June 2020

The importance of what people tell us

How can we ensure that everyone’s voice is heard?

Working in the open Healthcare professionals Our thoughts
12 May 2020

Advance Care Planning in Lambeth

Bringing important conversations into the community

Advance care planning
17 April 2020

DNACPR in the news like never before

What we can learn from our experience supporting people

Do not resuscitate (DNR) Working in the open

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