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🚨 Join the @ARC_EoE team! Become a Senior Research Assistant in our Support for Ageing and Living with Long-Term Conditions Theme! 📍 Location: University of Hertfordshire 📅 Apply by: Friday 14 March 2025 Click the link to learn more and apply today!👉 my.corehr.com/pls/uhrecrui...

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A difficult study to conduct during lockdowns, reminding us of the distressing experiences of dying in care homes t.co/WxygCA4KyK

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We would love to hear from you! The Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care has opened submissions for written evidence. You can find the link here: palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-writt... The deadline for submissions is Friday 28th March 2025.

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Very pleased to have been a small part of this… #carers

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Really pleased that the final report from the Carers supporting loved ones at end of life has been published part of suite of reports @nihr.bsky.social carers/researchers working in partnership to improve services a great project a part of #sethslegcy www.journalslibrary.nihr.ac.uk/hsdr/publish...

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We’re excited to announce the launch of new research priorities for palliative and end of life care! These have been created in a project with the JLA and other partner organisations, including co-funders the ESRC and @mndassoc.bsky.social, and guided by people affected by a life limiting illness.

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As UK Parliament considers how the Bill on #AssistedDying should be implemented, if it becomes law, ARC palliative and end of life care webinar highlights the complexities and makes key recommendations: 👉 arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/news-insight... #AssistedDyingBill @arceastofengland.bsky.social

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Dr Sarah Mitchell (National Clinical Director for PEoLC, NHS England) at @mariecurieuk.bsky.social PEoLC Research Summit today at @wellcomecollection.bsky.social calling for research that produces solutions… not just identifies problems

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📣 More than 80% of healthcare costs in the final year of life are spent on hospitals, according to a new report. Read more 👇 www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/art...

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ICYMI Right now in the UK anyone can call themselves a nurse even if they have no qualifications, have been struck off or have a conviction I'm asking my MP to support this bill

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I'm so excited - It's almost time for the annual @mariecurieeolc.bsky.social Research into Practice Conference - it's online, it's free and attendees can dip in and out to view sessions of particular interest. All posters now live! (click on compass sign) mariecurie.ivent-pro.com/events/resea...

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I've updated the second of my #palliativecare starter packs with lots of people worth a follow in the #hpm #hapc #hapc25 field! The first linked to in my profile. go.bsky.app/E8o273Y

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📢Interested in Care Home research? Join us for our Annual Cross-ARC Care Home Network Event. We’ll be discussing innovative ways to involve care homes in research 📅Don’t miss out and register now➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/cross-arc-... #ARCEoE #CareHomeResearch #CHNEvent2025

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Please join us for this webinar covering our research on sssisted dying arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...

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Upcoming webinar from the NIHR ARC Palliative and End of Life Care National Leadership: What can we learn from international research on assisted dying? Find out more and register: arc-sl.nihr.ac.uk/events-train...

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I'm looking for 3 passionate Eastern RCN members to join the Eastern Board and the Health & Safety committee Please share so we can reach those interested Available for any chats, as is our regional director Teresa #nursesky www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved...

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pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39805678/ First paper on the important topic of how pharmacogenomics might affect symptom management in palliative care - looking forward to exploring this further in studies in the coming year

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New on our blog: Dr Adejoke Oluyase and Professor Irene Higginson discuss the findings from an international trial aimed at testing the effectiveness of mirtazapine, a drug repurposed for severe breathlessness in patients with advanced respiratory diseases. tinyurl.com/nt54rva9

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I've just been updating my #palliativecare starter pack(s). This is the link to the second of two packs: go.bsky.app/E8o273Y You can find pack links in people's profile. Hope this is helpful. #hpm #hapc

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Dear followers, If you can help... LIKE and REPOST. Many thanks! #PalliativeCare #HAPM #HPM #HAPC #Hospice

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Really humbled to have been awarded one of these @nihr.bsky.social REsearch Professor awards. Huge opportunity & responsibility to improve care for children with life limiting conditions and their families @kingsnmpc.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social www.nihr.ac.uk/news/7-resea...

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There's one more week to nominate someone, or even yourself, for the Marie Curie Prizes for Research Impact or PPI involvement! A great opportunity to highlight your work and win £1,000 - deadline is 10 January 25. Scroll down to the prize section here: www.mariecurie.org.uk/research/ann...

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When one of my last online meetings of the year says “bring your own mince pie” I am very happy to oblige…

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UK-based researchers in palliative and end of life care: please take part in this important survey identifying the current #palliativecare research workforce.

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Top 10 research priorities for breathlessness research… www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

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This year’s new addition to the Christmas tree

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A free online breathlessness resource is available for all NHS staff! Congratulations to all the team who developed it: Dr Anna Spathis, Sarah Kearney, Dr Matthew Maddocks, Prof Morag Farquhar, Dr Charles Reilly, Dr Ann Hutchinson and Dr Flavia Swan learninghub.nhs.uk/Catalogue/ch... #WorldCOPDDay

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Great to see such interest in management of breathlessness at this morning’s NIHR National ARC PEoLC webinar & interest and n our unpaid carer resource supporting-breathlessness.org.uk/@arceastofen... @nihrarcs.bsky.social

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Excited to see Marian Knight MBE highlight the Carer Support Nurse project as #research that’s making a real #impact at the #MLTCCNC! We're working with Health Innovation East to expand its reach and ensure unpaid carers' healthcare needs are supported. 🔗 arc-eoe.nihr.ac.uk/research-imp...

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