Conversations About Advance Care Planning

In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Su Squire. Su is a storyteller, poet, theatre-maker and Death Cafe facilitator. Her performance company, Off the Twig, creates work that encourages conversation and positive action around themes of death, dying and grief.

We explore the catalyst that led to Sue's creative work and the impact that storytelling has on Advance Care Planning.

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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In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Tara Humphrey, founder and CEO of THC Primary Care. It is a super episode in which we explore why Advance Care Planning is so important to Tara and how to use the model of Getting Your House in Order to guide planning ahead. Our conversation shows how to normalise Advance Care Planning and I am so grateful to Tara for having such an important conversation so publicly.

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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In this episode it is my pleasure with Radha Sundaram an NHS consultant in intensive for the last 16 years in Scotland. Radha is an advocate for organ donation and improving awareness amongst our diverse society. She has had a long-standing interest in end of life care and has been responsible for the guidelines in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Radha also does pro bono work for a charity called Pallium in India which was described in the Lancet as model for end of life care and for the Mohan Foundation which is India's largest organ donation advocacy organisation

We talk about Radha's work in supporting organ donation in a diverse and multi ethnic society and cultural perspectives that can translate into organ donation. I learn about PALLIUM and the Mohan Foundation and current work in India around Advance Care Planning.

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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In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Evie King, author of the incredible book Ashes to Admin. I learn from Evie what it means to have a Section 46 council funeral and, most importantly, that nobody is nobody. Evie describes the care and detail that goes into a council funeral dispelling myths about what it means to die alone and sharing what the role has taught her about planning ahead.

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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In this episode it is my pleasure to talk with Dr Lucy Pain, who is this year's Dying Matters Awareness week expert. I have the chance to thank Lucy publicly for recommending Conversations About Advance Care Planning as part of the recommended books (and more) for Dying Matters Awareness Week. We explore the importance of week, why language matters and what resource is available through Hospice UK.

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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In the final episode of our series of podcasts, we continue to explore the model of Getting Your House in Order, describing it as a how to guide for Advance Care Planning. This episode focuses on Advance Care Planning associated specifically with End of Life Care. We explore what is meant by End of Life Care and break down care into the last years, months and days of life.

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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In the fifth episode we continue to explore the model of Getting Your House in Order, describing it as a how to guide for Advance Care Planning. This quite emotive episode focuses on legacy and memory making and includes wonderful examples of what this looks like in practice. You will also find a wealth of material in the show notes and resource section for this podcast.

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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In the fourth episode we continue to explore the model of Getting Your House in Order, describing it as a how to guide for Advance care Planning. We reflect on the foundations, What Matters Most to a person, and build on our discussions to start thinking about who would support you to make decisions or make decisions on your behalf if you ever lost the ability to speak for yourself.

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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In the third episode we continue to explore the model of Getting Your House in Order, describing it as a how to guide for Advance care Planning. We reflect on the foundations, What Matters Most to a person, and move on to explore thinking about the things you don't want and how this can be documented in an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment.

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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In the second episode we continue to explore the model of Getting Your House in Order, describing it as a how to guide for Advance care Planning. We reflect on the foundations, What Matters Most to a person, and move on to explore thinking about the things you do want and how this can be documented.

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