Conversations About Advance Care Planning

How is the community nurse role evolving in relation to palliative and end of life care? Many will have anecdotal evidence and experience, but this is something Dr Ben Bowers and team at the University of Cambridge wanted to explore more. In this illuminating conversation with Ben, find out what their research reveals, how the community role is extending and find out about the impact on practice. We talk too about demand exceeding capacity, and how often end of life care visits are deferred.

This feels like a timely conversation, recognising the incredible value of the community workforce, and the need for investment and sustainability.

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 you

If 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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Dr Matthew Doré is a Palliative Care Consultant in Northern Ireland. He works in Northern Ireland Hospice and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. Matt is lead editor of the Oxford Handbook of Palliative Care 2026, Co-chair of the Monthly Clinical ECHO Podcast, Northern Ireland rep council member for the Association of Palliative Medicine and past chair of the Palliative Care Congress. In this extended episode it is my pleasure to explore with Matt the origins of palliative care and the philosophy behind Advance Care Planning.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

In this super discussion with Dr Lindsey Crockett I explore CPR and ReSPECT video resources available on the Care Choices website. These videos are truly brilliant showing how What Matters Conversations become tangible plans and robust documents. Listen in to hear the stories behind the videos and find out how you can access and use this valuable resource.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

What happens when a person is truly listened to, when supporting an individual becomes a catalyst for community action? In discussion with Bill Thompson, Clinical Assistant and Service Administrator for the Care Choices Service, I find out how a request to stay at home to die led to the creation of a volunteer based service to support people in planning ahead. Listen in to hear how the service was developed and the impact it has made.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

Rehabilitative Palliative Care, a contradiction in terms or the very essence of care? Find out In this super discussion with Helena Talbot-Rice Associate Director of Integrated Care and Interdisciplinary Lead at St Christopher's Hospice.

This episode has been kindly supported by the Living Well Dying Well Trust. The creation, development and content of the episode remains the responsibility of Clare Fuller.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

The singer pianist Jeremy Sassoon closed the Palliative Care Congress in Brighton this year. I listened, completely captivated by the stories in the songs. Driving home and playing the entire album I heard messages of life, living, love and mortality in the music. In this episode, I'm honoured to be joined by Jeremy to learn about the background to the album and what it teaches us about the cycle of life; about living and dying.

This episode has been kindly supported by the Living Well Dying Well Trust. The creation, development and content of the episode remains the responsibility of Clare Fuller.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

What are fears associated with dying and how can we support patients, carers and staff? In this episode I am joined by Dr Andrew Thorns, a consultant in palliative care at Pilgrims hospices in East Kent and East Kent Hospitals. Andrew is involved nationally with research and ethics as part of the Association for Palliative Medicine and is a facilitator for advanced communication skills. Andrew introduces me to the concept of terror management theory and focuses on the work of Sheldon Soloman to answer these profound questions.

This episode has been kindly supported by the Living Well Dying Well Trust. The creation, development and content of the episode remains the responsibility of Clare Fuller.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

What challenges are faced by people who are LGBTQ+ when accessing funeral care? This is a question I put to Poppy Mardall, founder of Poppy's funerals. Poppy champions better after death care, and describes what this look like for people who are LGBTQ+, as well as sharing brilliant information and resources that you can access.

This episode has been kindly supported by the Living Well Dying Well Trust. The creation, development and content of the episode remains the responsibility of Clare Fuller.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY

How do you make sense of the choices, costs and practicalities whilst navigating bereavement too? Jason Ghous is the founder of Funeral Experts; he set out to provide free, independent, and practical support to people at the end-of-life care or who are bereaved, helping families understand their choices and make sense of bereavement admin. In our conversation, you'll learn about the service and find out how to access the brilliant support offered.

This episode has been kindly supported by the Living Well Dying Well Trust. The creation, development and content of the episode remains the responsibility of Clare Fuller.

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 you

If 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.

If you enjoy the episode or learn something new, please consider buying me a coffee to go towards making more valuable podcasts: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/6nQVJqVgLY