Mark Hazelwood

usually if you ask experts why an empire fell they’ll say it’s nuanced and multifaceted, so i think it’s kind of cool that with America future historians will get to just say like “oh they took the idiot train to moronsville”

Just a couple of weeks left to secure yourself the early bird rate for the SPPC Annual Conference. Always a great place to hear the latest thinking in the palliative care world. Check out our fantastic line up of speakers here:
www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/annu...

Considering our reputation as a grey and rainy place domestic solar power Scotland is v effective. Data from my roof so far this year: 1) generated more than I've used (all my heating and hot water is electric so I use a lot) 2) sold surplus back to the grid for over £400.

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Join Sarah Yardley for a webinar on #palliativecare needs of people living with severe mental illness and advanced incurable illness: lessons from an international Churchill Fellowship

🗓 Date: Tuesday 16 September
🕧 Time: 12:30 pm BST
📍 Online: Teams meeting
🔗 Registration: tinyurl.com/2wappp8v

Two NHSGGC hospitals awarded for compassionate support of grieving staff Two NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals have been recognised for their support for grieving staff.

Congratulations to the Royal Alexandra Hospital and Vale of Leven Hospital on achieving the Bereavement Charter Mark for Workplaces!

Find out more about the Bereavement Charter for Scotland here: www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/about-charter/

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I'm back visiting Wheathampsead, the village where I was born. Many things seem unchanged, but standing in this familiar-but-no-longer-empty field I realise I am older than a substantial tree! #ArborealTime

Live well, die well: how can we do it? A practical workshop that provides resources on kick-starting conversations on end-of-life care. Book now to join.

Check out this practical workshop on palliative care at the Curious Festival - tickets are free - and the workshop promises to provide practical resources that you can use to kick start meaningful conversations with your family, friends, neighbours, or colleagues.

Places are booking up fast for this interactive workshop - book now to secure your place.

We'll explore some practical ways of holding space for remembrance activities, including a fantastic art workshop from Glasgow-based artist John Martin Fulton.

www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/work...

What Can England Health Policy Learn From Scotland | The King's Fund
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Doing With: Reinventing Public Services In A Time Of Crisis | The King's Fund If the UK’s public sector is to avoid irreversible decline, we need a radical shift from a ‘do to’ to a ‘do with’ mindset to equip us for the future. Adam Lent explores what 'Doing With' means in real...

Doing With: Reinventing Public Services In A Time Of Crisis | The King's Fund
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Events – The Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement The Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement

Good Grief Festival and the Bristol Centre for Grief Research and Engagement have announced a new online seminar series. Next up is "What can we learn from history about grief, loss & bereavement?" on 10 September.
griefcentre.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/events/

All our Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief work is run by the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, a small Scottish charity funded by our members. Read about SPPC's key achievements over the last year here: www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/news/news/sp...

"And Icarus, see, is gannet, drowned
And tombstoned by a fountain." Norman MacCaig. Clachtoll.

Check out the film below for an update on the Escape Room we launched in May for Demystifying Death Week. If you'd like to find out more, or run the Escape Room yourself, check out our website:
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/escape-room/

People who have done this course say it is very useful and an enjoyable experience. We all have to deal with these issues at some point, so the course is potentially useful for anyone and everyone. Free spaces @nhslanarkshire.bsky.social

"The measure of a mature democracy is not in how loudly it applauds the aged, but in how honestly it budgets for their dignity. If we can gender our budgets, why can’t we age them too?"

I am a policeman in a film. I always put my hand on the top of the accused's head when they are getting into the back of my car.

Our work

I've just been updating a web page giving an overview of SPPC's work. It includes lots of info and links to free resources and other interesting stuff. Enjoy.

#HPM #PalliativeCare #Bereavement

www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/our-...

Would you like to get involved in this year's #ToAbsentFriends Festival?

Find out more here: www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/hold...

Find out more: www.healthcareimprovementscotland.scot/publications...

We're doing an early bird rate. Although it is a Scottish conference the programme will be relevant across UK and beyond. Edinburgh has great transport links and we always give a warm welcome to those from other nations.

📣 Are you a UK-based professional working in palliative or end of life care?

💥 Help shape priorities for the new Impact Centre for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.

We’re inviting health & care professionals & commissioners to complete our Stakeholder Survey

👉 qualtrics.kcl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...

If you'd like to get involved in the #ToAbsentFriends festival and are searching for inspiration, check out this Guide to Planning an Event:
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/reso...

When grief involves trauma − a social worker explains how to support survivors of the recent floods and other devastating losses Contrary to popular belief, grief doesn’t unfold in 5 neat stages. Yet, when loss is traumatic, it can take a heavy emotional and physical toll, leaving mourners and their supporters overwhelmed and u...

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Liz Truss tweets 'Britain should keep the Elgin Marbles.Those trying to undermine our national culture should be taken on, not appeased.

Exactly Liz, nothing represents 'our national culture' more than Greek statues made in Greece by Greeks.

when low-to-middle income adults have caring responsibilities, they often take up substantial amounts of time. As shown by the purple bars in Figure 4, three-fifths (60 per cent) of low-to-middle income carers – 1.0 million, or 6 per cent of all low-to-middle income adults – provide care for at least 35 hours a week, the equivalent of a full-time job. And 280,000 low-to-middle income adults provide round-the-clock care of 100 or more hours each week

When low-to-middle income adults have caring responsibilities, they often take up substantial amounts of time.

6 per cent of all low-to-middle income adults – provide care for at least 35 hours a week, the equivalent of a full-time job.

Should be a really useful event - and FREE!

Tough work! I laboured on a farm as a summer job. Worse bit was stacking hay bales up into the decreasing roof space of the barn - dust, heat and hands getting torn to shreds by the baler string.... So much heavier than they look!

For the full list of confirmed speakers and to book a place at the SPPC Annual Conference check out: www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/annu...

Book by 18th August to secure the early bird rate.

Summer grieving: the harshness of the sun of loss Donald Macaskill shares · Episode

In this week’s #podcast as some experience a glorious #summer of #sun I explore the issues of #loss, #grief and #loneliness & also consider the need for grief informed practice in #care and #support. #bereavement

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