Programme Manager End of Life Care NHS Executive. All views are my own as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, nurse, teacher.
Joined February 2011
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How about introducing a Private Members Bill to provide equitable access to palliative care across England and Wales? Rather than starting with a Private Members Bill for Assisted Dying? The sequence would be hugely important, given that so many cannot access basic care.
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Australia pals,
I'm packing.
Sydney June 2nd - 8th
Adelaide June 9th -12th
Details of live events below.
I would love to say hello, do join us if you can!
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Maria Parry ๐ retweeted
Well done @scottamurrayed for being awarded the Dame Cicely Saunders Award at #Eapc2026 in Prague
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It's #DyingMattersWeek
This year, the theme is 'talking about dying.'
Here's your assignment:
1. Send this video to 3 people.
2. Watch it (4 mins)
3. Discuss what you learned. Let us know what you discover about dying & about each other's insights!
bit.ly/TheosDFB
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Apr 28
Great to be asked to represent the programme and talk about this important project #PEoLC
Excited to be presenting at @hospiceuk Clinical and Workforce Leaders Conference, the work with @HEIW re the All Wales Competency Framework for Adult PEoLC #goodendoflifecare #education #palliative #conversations #hospiceuk
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Time is Finite. This article stopped me in my tracks today. Clinicians, please read. You are replaceable in work. But you are irreplaceable for those who love you.
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Mar 31
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Are we getting a skewed understanding of dying from the stories that gain media attention?
I was delighted and honoured to be invited to close the day at End Well 2025 @endwellproject
Here's my take.
bit.ly/EndWellStorytellers
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Remember: fear sits in the dark hole of 'not knowing.'
The more we understand, the less there is to fear.
To watch, type bit.ly/DyingTED into your browser.
Let me know whether it brings you any new insights.
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Maria Parry ๐ retweeted
This image by my friend @mlalanda is reproduced all over the Internet without attribution, sometimes even claimed by other artists.
Why?
Because it is brilliant.
#GraphicMedicine at its finest: so many deep ideas captured in two panels.
Let's share it widely, with her name on it.
Mar 25
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Buckle up, folks, I have big news.
I was invited to guest edit this month's @FutureHealthJ from @RCPhysicians*
Yes, a dedicated #PallCall & #EoLCare issue!
It's open access, so here's the full contents with links.
This may require more than a single pot of tea.
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Hospices provide valued and trusted care to thousands of people and families at the most difficult time in their lives.
We're providing ยฃ4.3m for children's and adult hospices to help them meet rising costs and continue to provide valuable care.
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ALT Close-up of two hands gently holding each other, one wearing a simple silver ring, symbolizing support and connection.
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Real privilege to present at the annual conference @PCCongress
in Brighton. Our talks focus on how technology can really impact the lives of our palliative care patients. #PCC2026 @amaranwosu @JamesNorris @Sarah_Stan_
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I'm preparing a talk about public understanding of dying, & I thought I might refer to this thread about how, despite her extraordinary life, #QueenElizabeth showed us so much about #OrdinaryDying.
I discovered many kind comments - too many to respond to, but thank you all.
11 Sep 2022
What can we learn from the death of the #Queen?
The world has watched her live through the process of #OrdinaryDying, and yet dying went unspoken, un-named.
Let's notice what nobody mentioned: we all saw the Queen going through the stages of ordinary dying.
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Listen up.
How should we - everybody/anybody - talk about dying? When should we begin?
Should it be in school curricula?
When should your doctor discuss the life-limiting possibilities of your diagnosis?
And can we stop mistaking 'dying' for 'cardiac arrest'?
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No matter how #healthy you are, #death is an inevitably. But do we really understand what death and dying look like, and how do we learn more about the most natural of processes when talking about death remains taboo for many. @drkathrynmannix joins us to talk us through the end.
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An important aspect on the 'consent' element, ie consenting that we roll over and accept anything that Westminster end up coming up with, is that we have yet no idea what the detail of this Bill is.
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Thread: On Tues the Welsh @SeneddWales will vote on a Legislative Consent Motion with regard to Westminster's Assisted Dying Bill. Here's some of the detail, with complexities involving health, justice and devolution politics interlink.
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Please sign and share Petition: Protect Specialist Palliative Care at Ysbyty Cwm Cynon petitions.senedd.wales/petitโฆ
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