Endorsement from GPs
We recently received these endorsements of our website from two GPs who were seeking information on how to advise their patients about advance planning for end of life care: I…
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GPs must pass on patient's advance decisions to hospitals
The British Medical Journal of 29 March 2019 reported the outcome of a case in which the High Court judge told GPs that if they have in their files an…
Truth in dementia care
There is a substantial article by Larissa MacFarquhar in the New Yorker magazine of 8 October 2018 about a US residential community for people with dementia that is designed to…
End of life care for people with dementia: results of a survey
A recent contribution to thinking about end of life care for people with dementia has been made by the NHS Directors of Clinical Care for Dementia and End of Life…
All Party Parliamentary Group on Hospice and Palliative Care
Dr Isky Gordon and I were present at a well-attended meeting of the APPGHPC on 14 March at the House of Commons on the topic of the Mental Capacity Act…
Talking about resuscitation
Doctors are often reluctant to start conversations about resuscitation decisions. In a recent issue of the British Medical Journal (BMJ), four articles discuss decisions on “Do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation”…
Dying Matters Awareness Week
The annual Dying Matters Awareness Week is to take place between 8-14th May 2017. This is put on by a coalition of organisations known as Dying Matters, led by the…
Advance Care Planning training for healthcare professionals
There is no uncertainty about the importance and need for Advance Care Planning for end of life care. The Government, the NHS and all professional and voluntary sector bodies agree.…