Welcome to a new season of podcasts. I am delighted to welcome back Dani Ayre, explore words and bust myths associated with palliative and end of life care. Over the course of this season, we will focus on a word a week and challenge commonly held beliefs. Why? Because words matter - you will hear the impact of myths around words.

In episode one we talk about End-of-Life Care, what it is, societal and professional taboos and offer useful tools for identification. Listen in and share the conversations.

Resource mentioned in this episode

• NICE Guidance: End of life care for adults QS13
• NHS resource: End of life care at home
• NHS information: What to expect from end-of-life-care
• The General Medical Council: Treatment and care towards the end of life: good practice in decision making
• Dr Jared Rubenstein video: Palliative Care PSA - We're the fire department, not the fire.

Identification Tools

• Proactive Identification Guidance (PIG)​
• The Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool
• Comparing the ECOG Performance Status and the Karnofsky Performance Status Scales

For information about Advance Care Planning, see the Advance Care Planning Explained resource on my website.

Find out more about how I can work with youIf you are a team looking to provide better end of life care, or set up a one off or complete education programme in end of life care head to www.speakformelpa.co.uk where I provide details on how I can help you. You will also find information about my Lasting Power of Attorney consultancy and the talks I offer for organisations.

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