Conversations About Advance Care Planning

In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Sara Sheppard, an Estate Planning Consultant. We talk about wills, probate and some common myths that surround this area.

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.

https://magnificentmidlife.com/podcast/132-later-life-planning-clare-fuller/

I was delighted recently to be a guest on the Magnificent Midlife podcast. I talk all things Advance Care Planning with Rachel Lancaster, including triggers for Advance Care Planning and how to have Important Conversations.

To listen in full head to https://magnificentmidlife.com podcasts.

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.

In this episode it is my pleasure and honour to talk with Jo Armstrong. Jo is a physiotherapist with an interest in rehabilitation and spinal injury. Jo cared for her husband Barry following the sudden diagnosis of a rapidly deteriorating brain tumour supporting him in his wish to die at home.

We talk about the care needed to look after Barry, specifically Fast Track Continuing Health Care. Issues around assessment, responsiveness and flexibility are covered with the acknowledgement that without the correct care in place advance planning wishes cannot be met.

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.

I first heard Dr Tommy Perkins talk about Medics Money on The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphry in 2020. I have followed the growth of Medics Money with interest ever since and was delighted to guest on their podcast to talk about what a Lasting Power of Attorney is and why we ALL need one.

Listen to the episode: https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/ep-139-why-you-need-a-lasting-power-of-attorney/

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.

Clair Fisher advocated for the benefits of early intervention palliative care, more open conversations around death and dying and normalising Advance Care Planning. Clair made these aims part of her retirement project after she was diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer. I had worked with Clair and was aware of how thoroughly she had addressed her Advance Care Planning, to hear her shout out on Twitter that her wishes were not being heard inspired the podcast. We recorded in the final weeks of Clair's life and the episode has since been downloaded over 500 times.

Many of the podcast's subsequent guests have spoken about the impact Clair's work has had on them.

I am proud to have known Clair professionally, and to have had the honour of recording this episode with her. Clair talked about how Advance Care Plan helped her prioritise quality of life, the challenges she had in ensuring her wishes were heard and the wellbeing advantages of planning ahead. Clair shared the strategies and tools she used to document her wishes and what mattered most to her.

On the anniversary week of her death I am re-releasing the podcast, do listen, share and have those Important Conversations.

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.

In this episode I talk with Dr Annabel Howell, Medical Director of Children's' hospice across Scotland, Trustee/Vice Chair at the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation and keen sportswoman.

We talk about how sport has influenced Annabel's practice as a Dr, what Advance Care Planning with children looks like, and the differences and similarities with adult Advance Care Planning.

We talk about Advance Care Planning when living with Motor Neuron Disease and explore sensitive decision making around the withdrawal of ventilation.

We also explore Annabel's work with the My Name's Doddie Foundation and pay tribute to a remarkable man who died shortly after this episode was made highlighting Doddie's ongoing legacy and impact.

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.

How to find a voice for Advance Care Planning is dedicated to the memory of Keith, an incredible gentleman I met many years ago and who taught me about the power and importance of voice in truly seeing a person.

In this episode I talk with Sophie Whitehead, a speech therapist specialising in palliative care. We talk about the crucial role Speech Therapists have on patient wellbeing, dignity and quality of life as well as supporting Advance Care Planning.

This episode links to previous podcasts, check out episode 34 in which Caroline England discusses voice recording for people with MND and episode 1 with the late Clair Fisher who has influenced Sophie's work.

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.

In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Joanne Smithson from What Works Wellbeing and Sam Royston from Marie Curie about working when living with a terminal illness. We reflect on the legacy of Clair Fisher and how Clair spoke so passionately about the impact on working on wellbeing. We talk about the research that has grown from this legacy and what the next steps look like.

This is a great episode which challenges many assumptions of working while living with a terminal diagnosis.

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.

In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Dr Zoë Fritz, a Consultant Physician at Addenbrooke's Hospital and ethicist. Zoe shares the catalyst for and development of the ReSPECT process, and why ReSPECT is so much more than a decision about resuscitation.

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.

In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Wendy Mitchell, bestselling author of "Somebody I Used to Know" and "What I wish People Knew about Dementia". Wendy also has young onset dementia following a diagnosis aged just 58. We talk about the words that were used when Wendy received her diagnosis and how framing this differently could have significantly improved Wendy's experience.

We also discuss Wendy's Advance Care Planning journey and why it is so important to her.

This is an inspirational episode and has learning for us all.

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.