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Resource
2 November 2022
Voluntarily stopping eating and drinking (VSED)
There is a stark lack of UK guidance on VSED for people who wish to consider this option and for the clinicians caring for them.
Blog
3 October 2022
The NHS is in crisis
What does this mean for the people we support?
Blog
31 October 2018
Conversations about death: a guest post by Joe Hammond
Joe Hammond has motor neurone disease. He has been writing and talking about how he is preparing himself and his family for his death
Blog
8 February 2019
Advance Decisions: uncovering what GPs need
We just finished a 10-week discovery, here’s what we found
Resource
12 August 2015
Plan well, die well – learning from an information service
This report examines who contacts us, what they talk about and how we help them. It also demonstrates the importance of our work in empowering people to take control of their care.
Resource
1 September 2022
Electronic end-of-life records – what people need
A lack of adequate systems to share end-of-life wishes causes anxiety and poor experiences at the end of life. This report proposes an overhaul of electronic records and sets out what people need them to do.
Blog
6 February 2015
Dying Matters Awareness Week 2015
Blog
4 July 2013
Which is right for you?
Press release
14 July 2020
Health Secretary heeds our call for first ever national DNAR guidance for patients
New guidance for patients and families on DNAR decisions is now due to be published for the first time, alongside updated information for NHS staff.
Press release
22 January 2018
Statement in response to DNAR order issued to Lincolnshire woman without discussion with her or family
We were saddened to read the story of Mrs Lillian Treacher, who had been living with cancer for several years when she was admitted to hospital in April 2014 and sadly died there a week later
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