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Cicely Saunders - pioneer of the modern day hospice movement.
It is wonderfully inspiring when someone finds the time, energy, wisdom and inspiration to bring about a change that helps so many in crisis.
Dame Cicely Saunders had a young close friend dying of cancer and was very distressed by all he was going through. She determined to draw on her nursing and social care experience to set up places to train staff to care for those, like her friend, for whom there was no cure or helpful treatment, and who were facing potentially increasing pain of body, mind and spirit.
As a result, St Christopher’s Hospice was founded.
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Death-the great leveller? Dr Helen Salisbury
100,000 people who could benefit from palliative care die without receiving it. There’s a clear socio economic gradient to this.
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How to have a ‘good death’ like Deborah James
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Going for Gold - what is ‘Gold Standard end of life Care’?
How often do we hear that a person’s loved one had a ‘bad death’ with traumatic crises,lack of communication or poor support? What can we do to ensure this doesn’t happen to you or your loved one?
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The Lancet Commission on the Value of Death
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Caring for the dying – reflections after 42 years of priestly ministry
Mark Thomas, a Church of England clergyman writes about his encounters with those who are dying
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Listen - by Dr Kathryn Mannix - reviewed
Review of book by Dr Kathryn Mannix
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The grief journey
Grieving for a loved one can be long and painful. This is a helpful article.
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Decisions about living and dying well during COVID-19
Important decisions about how we want to be cared for should we become seriously ill need to involve conversations with family, carers, doctors, and those holding legal power of attorney, about the care we would want
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Do you want to be resuscitated? What you should think about.
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Helpful suggestions about talking with relatives/friends about wishes around death:
Families commonly report that it comes as a relief once the subject is brought out into the open.