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This blog has a variety of content, from professional issues around nursing, healthcare and end of life care to more personal thoughts about family life and current events.

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May 29, 2013 at 09:17 am GMT
See this excellent reflection: Death Cafe: Death Café in Sue Ryder, Thorpe Hall Hospice, Peterborough 13th May 2013
May 27, 2013 at 07:03 pm GMT
I have been considering writing again for a while; I suppose this is a kind of 'slow-blog' or 'Slog'.  As ever though, strands of life...
February 23, 2013 at 01:01 pm GMT
The title comes from a quote by a  family member visiting our hospice on Thursday. They came to ask me how their...
February 19, 2013 at 06:56 pm GMT
Working in palliative care, the end of life is a daily event, but today it touched me personally. I, and many others, attended a gathering...
October 26, 2012 at 09:59 am GMT
Dear Reader,It's time to be sharing; three items have caught my eye in the last 48 hours, that have persuaded me to...

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