Responding to today’s publication of the End of Life Audit, it is extremely concerning that whilst some progress has been made the experience of many dying people remains so poor. Most worrying is that in many cases ‘choice at the end of life’ is an illusion.
Developing Effective Cancer Survivorship Services Tuesday 14 June 2016 Hallam Conference Centre, London This conference focuses on cancer survivorship, improving outcomes for people living with and beyond cancer, moving from surviving to thriving. Through national updates and practical case studies the conference aims to support you to develop effective cancer survivorship support and services. There will
The team at Compassion in Dying recently gave a talk about planning ahead at a workshop facilitated by Maneesha James of Osho Sammasati. Her work focusses on how meditation can help us approach the end of life in a new way. Maneesha tells us more about her perspective.
Andrew George’s photographs and interviews show how important it is to think about the person at the end of life, rather than just the patient.
Janet Ross tells us about the recent launch of a new Community Charter in Lancaster for a compassionate community. She said ‘After today, Lancaster and the North Lancashire area feels like a good place to live and to die.’
How do you give shape to the story of your life? A huge question to answer within this year’s Reith Lecture, writes Penny Beerling.
Having mental capacity means that in the eyes of medics, and the law, you have the understanding and ability to make decisions for yourself. What would it feel like to lose that?
Compassion in Dying is proud to partner with Healthcare Conferences UK for their End of Life Care Conference series. This series, including two conferences and a masterclass, will take place between Manchester and London in December 2014 and January 2015.
My Life My Decision gives us the opportunity to record our treatment wishes in advance of a time when we may not be able to communicate them ourselves. This can relieve anxiety about our own situation in the future, and also give us peace of mind that our loved ones understand what we want and will not spend anxious times wondering if they did the right thing.
Over the past 10 days I have not stopped thinking about end-of-life rights and choices. This has mostly been because I’ve been preparing our expression of interest for flagship funding through the Big Lottery Silver Dreams Fund – Flagship Grants.
