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Trump officials race to rehire bird flu employees. But the measures come as the USDA is struggling to rehire key employees working on the virus outbreak who were recklessly fired. Roughly a quarter of employees in a critical office for H5N1 were cut. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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So - I've actually led Ebola outbreak response at USAID. This is bunk from Elon. They have laid off most of the experts, they're bankrupting most of the partner orgs, have withdrawn from WHO, and muzzled CDC. What's left is a fig-leaf effort to cover their asses politically.

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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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What does "Public Health Palliative Care" mean to you? It's not an easy thing to sum up, but we've had a go on the @goodlifedeathgrief.bsky.social website. What do you think? www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/about-phpc/ #PalliativeCare #PublicHealth

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What is relational offsetting? Could it transform public services and allow us to prioritise human relationships where they really matter? We think so: relationshipsproject.org/how-to-have-...

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New correspondence to the committee considering the Assisted Dying in Scotland Bill, from the Scottish Branch of the British Association of Social Work. www.parliament.scot/-/media/file...

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When we hit 1000 followers, we’ll let a chimp zip line through the lion cages.

submitted 49 days ago • 8 comments

Le Monde stops posting on the other place 👇

submitted 42 days ago • 9 comments

A stellar line up of speakers, wide range of topics, and fantastic value. Come and join us in Glasgow if you can. We'll be delighted to welcome you!

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📣📣📣 We are looking for health and care professionals with experience caring for adults with advanced illness, and working with ethnically diverse populations, to join an expert consultation. Please contact us if you are interested 🙏 See flyer 👇

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"Choice can only be exercised when options exist that enable equitable access to comprehensive care." On the cover, a Comment explores assisted dying, complex systems, and global equity in palliative care. Read this & more ➡️ tinyurl.com/42n97mp4

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I've just joined Blue Sky - please say hello 👋so I can find like-minded people! Interests in palliative care and bereavement, improving quality and addressing inequities. bsky.app/profile/catr...

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What can patient safety science do for palliative care? Bridging the gap. Challenging editorial asking us to question our perceptions and roles of patient safety in #palliativecare. #hpm #hapc buff.ly/3Pqekkr

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Hi @keznoo.bsky.social good to see you over here. Do us a post on a topic which tell us it is really you! 😀

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New campaign from Sue Ryder www.decisionmarketing.co.uk/news/unflinc... #palliativecare #bereavement

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Just out - call for evidence for committee stage of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Submissions requested “as soon as possible”. Assisted dying / assisted suicide www.parliament.uk/business/new...

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HOLD THE DATE: The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care's Annual Conference will be on 12th November

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I'm surprised more UK institutions haven't left twitter. How bad does Musk have to get before the reputational risk becomes unsustainable?

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Now online in the @bmj_latest Christmas edition: bmj.com/content/387/... Free access for 50 people: bmj.com/cgi/content/... Thanks for the invitation to write this piece.

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Magpie latest. Topical this week. @gunnerblog.bsky.social @arseblog.com

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#hospice/palliative #spiritualcare #hapc pallchase.org/webinars/

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What is Palliative Psychiatry (and how is it different from Palliative Care Psychiatry)? Podcast: geripal.org/palliative-c...

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@thelancet.bsky.social Comment out today: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... Social and structural determinants of dying well and the complex systems they exist in #palliativecare #socialdeterminantsofhealth

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Death doesn't need a silver lining. Dying people don't need forced optimism--they need our presence to witness their journey. 🧡 #hospice #grief #endoflife #healthcare elizabethkleinfeld.com/2024/12/17/d...

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Invitation: If you are a UK-based researcher, or clinician conducting palliative care research, please complete our brief survey to help funders understand what is needed to sustain and grow palliative care research in the UK. Now open until 12.1.25: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...

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I listened to this one when it came out and found it very interesting.

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Sharing this resource on #grief for anyone who may need it this holiday season. whatsyourgrief.com

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Call for Papers: New insights into Scottish Deathways

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How does social capital relate to effective integration? Now online - our paper using innovative digital mapping methods combined with community meetings and qualitative interviews to understand a local stakeholder ecosystem. Open access at www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #community #hpm

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Are you a #palliative care #nurse, or a nurse working with people who could benefit from a palliative approach to care, interested in increasing your sphere of influence? Come join us in the first of the NursEduPal@IMPACT dissemination series of webinars. @EAPCvzw Find out more at: bit.ly/4eF2NrB

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Two new additions to the fantastic Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines. Mouthcare: tinyurl.com/5n6v38st Spiritual Distress: tinyurl.com/y4k67ja5

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Person at my clinic. When I asked about their social circle. ‘I’m going to the funeral of my last friend this month’. Goodness. For a moment I had no words. They shared a memory and we both shared a tear. We often underestimate the reality and impact of loneliness on our older people.

submitted 89 days ago • 3 comments

Do read this. It'll be one of those articles that stays with you for a very long time. Hopefully forever.

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Registration is now open for the next Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief get-together on 26 February at the Renfield Centre in Glasgow. Full programme will be announced soon. Find out more and book your place here: www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/demystifying...

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With MPs voting in favour of the #AssistedDying Bill, we must focus on ensuring better provision of palliative and end-of-life care so people opting for assisted dying are doing so in the context of a fairer service than we have today. Read our response 👇 www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/news-item/nu...

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Registration is now open for a great event in February from @goodlifedeathgrief.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/demystifyi...

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