International Observatory on End of Life Care @ioelc.bsky.social The International Observatory on End of Life Care undertakes research and education to improve palliative and end of life care. Home of the PhD in Palliative Care. Lancaster University, UK. https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/health-and-medicine/research/ioelc/
OxCERPC - Sobell House @oxcerpc.bsky.social The Oxford Centre for Education and Research in Palliative Care is a charity which delivers education and research locally, nationally and internationally.
Visit our website to find out more about our upcoming courses: https://www.sobelleducation.org.uk
Sarah Holmes @holmes74sarah.bsky.social Chief Medical Officer, Marie Curie UK | Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Bradford |
All views my own
She/her
Matt Pinsent @mattpinsent.bsky.social I’ve won four Olympic gold medals, fathered three children since and now watching them become adults. Oh and one dog.
Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research @peolcsw.bsky.social Group of Bristol University professionals conducting palliative and end-of-life care research. Coordinated by Charlotte Chamberlain, Lucy Selman and Lucy Pocock
https://www.bristol.ac.uk/population-health-sciences/projects/palliative-end-of-life-care
Rory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social Technology, Parkinson’s, #sophiefromromania
Andy Dougill @andydougill.bsky.social Professor of Environmental Sustainabilty & Dean of the Sciences, University of York. Researching Climate Change Adaptation & Transformations in African Food Systems.
Morag Farquhar @mfarquhar.bsky.social Professor of Palliative Care Research, University of East Anglia (work posts, but views own)
John Blenkinsopp @blenky64.bsky.social Clinical Effectiveness Advisor in the NHS who runs critical appraisal courses teaching clinical staff how to interpet evidence.. Love my family, music, cricket and football.
Dr Emily Harrop @emilyharrop.bsky.social Paediatric Palliative Care Consultant
Medical Director of Helen & Douglas House
Research Lead for the APPM
CYP PEoLc Lead for BOB ICB
Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Oxford
Lucy Selman @lucyselman.bsky.social Professor Palliative & End of Life Care, Uni. of Bristol. Equity, community, communication, bereavement.
Founding Director Good Grief Festival https://bsky.app/profile/goodgrieffest.bsky.social
goodgrieffest.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-26
Nigel Hartley MBE @nigelhartleyceo.bsky.social Retired hospice CEO and clinician with 40 years of experience MBE for services to Hospice care
David Smith @david3012.bsky.social Trustee at Hospice UK and Chair at St Leonards Hospice, York. #Charity #MentalHealth #EOLC. Geeky collector of retro computers, old school scifi (Doctor Who, Blakes 7, Star Trek), caravanner. #IkHouVanHolland
Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com Palliative care doctor 👩🏻⚕ Author 📚 Winner: 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 🫀 Founder: Hospice Ukraine 🇺🇦 Rep: Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander 📝
www.drrachelclarke.com
Sue Ryder @sueryder.bsky.social We are here to make sure that everyone approaching the end of life or living with grief can access the support they need 💙
sueryder.org
Toby Porter @tobyhporter.bsky.social Proud & lucky to be CEO of the charity @hospiceuk.bsky.social Formerly with Acorns Children's Hospice, HelpAge International, Save the Children and Oxfam.
Hospice UK @hospiceuk.bsky.social Hospice UK fights for hospice care for all who need it, for now and forever. We champion the 200+ hospices across the UK, and run the campaign Dying Matters.
https://www.hospiceuk.org/
Judi @judi.graysky.social Suffolk mum and CEO of St Elizabeth Hospice. Passionate about health equity and encouraging Compassionate Communities to support one another. Posting mostly personal but bit of work too, opinions are all my own.
Ruth Garside @ruthgarside.bsky.social Professor of Evidence Synthesis. Interconnections between the environment and health. European Centre for Environment and Human Health at the University of Exeter,
Prof. Paul Galdas @paulgaldas.bsky.social Professor of Men’s Heath, University of York.
Occasionally moustached.
tom flemming @flemn8r.bsky.social There's very little we know about how people would have voted if things had been different
Recovering philosopher
West Riding the A63 East
*Bring back the Internet*
University of York @york.ac.uk We’re a leading UK university and part of the Russell Group 🦆
See news, events and find out more about York at: york.ac.uk
Dr Carol Forde-Johnston @cforde-johnston.bsky.social #NurseSky 🇬🇧 Registered Nurse Educator, Author & YouTuber https://youtube.com/@carolforde-johnston?si=4KbTd_DI_TCjhdaS
Palliative Care Congress @pccongress.bsky.social The Association for Palliative Medicine of Great Britain and Ireland (APM) host the Palliative Care Congress on an annual basis. PCC events attract over 500 delegates from around the world from a diverse multidisciplinary background.
Sharon Hudson she/her/they @sharonhudson.bsky.social Head of Palliative Care for Birmingham Community Healthcare Trust. Hoping and acting for equity in life and work 🏳️🌈
Masters in Research/ Breathlessness
Mum of boys and 🐕, reader, gardener, traveller 😴
UK
No Barriers Here @nobarriershere.bsky.social An equity-informed programme that works in co-production to tackle inequity in palliative and end of life care.
www.nobarriershere.org
Pallimed @pallimed.org Writing about #Hospice and #PalliativeCare since 2005
Over 1700 posts. Search the site and you will find something interesting!
#HAPC = Hospice and Palliative Care
https://www.pallimed.org/
DrGuySchofield @drguyonabike.bsky.social Palliative medicine physician based in London - mostly to be found dodging traffic on a bike, reading a book, or eating plants. Interested in philosophy and medicine, ethics, and global health.
Alexis Paton @dralexispaton.bsky.social Writer, academic and communicator #MedicalEthics, #DecisionMaking, #Health, #HealthInequalities, #SocialDeterminantsOfHealth, #MedicalSociology #Sociology. www.dralexispaton.com
Sarah Scobie @sarahscobie.bsky.social Deputy Director of Research @NuffieldTrust. Interests quality of care, equity, end of life care, using data and evidence to improve health and social care.
Bantshire University @bantshireuni.bsky.social We throb knowledge, we pulse excellence. Ranked No.1 in the UK for Canteen Facilities (CEF, 2024). Vice-Chancellor Vince Chancelier (He/VC). Parody.
The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve people's health. Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Kamran Siddiqi @kamsid66.bsky.social Medic | Academic | Public Health | U of York | Tobacco Control | British Pakistani | Vegetarian | Evidence NOT ideology | Father
Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social Physician. Honorary Professor of Geriatric Medicine. Delirium. Dementia. Quality improvement. Book lover. Northerner. Mum to daughter with PKU.
Catherine Walshe @catherinewalshe.bsky.social Professor of Palliative Care. Nurse. International Observatory on End of Life Care, Lancaster University. Editor, Palliative Medicine. #academicsky #hpm #hapc
Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social Health Editor at The Sunday Times. Health Journalist of the Year 2023. Helped expose #MidStaffs. Public interest journalism matters #E17 #patientsafety
📰 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/profile/shaun-lintern
📝 DMs open
📨 shaun.lintern@sundaytimes.co.uk
Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social DEI hire. Prof of Primary Care, Uni of Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Donna Wakefield @donnawakefield.bsky.social Palliative Medicine Consultant 🩺
in North East England,
NIHR Doctoral Fellow,
PhD on #Inequalities in lung disease, #Mesothelioma #LungCancer #COPD #ILD🫁
🏳️🌈 #LGBTQ 💪🏻 #WomenInMedicine
Book/coffee/travel/photography enthusiast
☕️📚📷 🌊⛰️
Jamilla Hussain @jamillahussain1.bsky.social Palliative Medicine Consultant | Bradford, UK | Academic (PhD) | Inequalities at the end of life | Antiracism | intersectionality | research methods | frailty
Also sister, friend, wife, daughter
…but mainly a tired mum
Palliative Medicine Journal @palliativemedj.bsky.social A high impact peer reviewed multi-disciplinary palliative care journal. Research journal of the EAPC. Find us on FB, X, Instagram, LinkedIn. https://journals.sagepub.com/home/PMJ #hpm #hapc #research #hospice #academicsky
Gemma Allen (she/her) @gemmaallen.bsky.social Hospice Director. Co-founder of No Barriers Here. Independent Consultant.
Ally 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈
#equity #research #education #coproduction #leadership #systemchange #hapc
www.nobarriershere.org
Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk
Prof Fliss Murtagh @flissmurtagh.bsky.social Palliative Care Professor - interested in all things research and care for people with advanced illness and their families
Merryn Gott (she/her) @merryngott.bsky.social Researcher in palliative care, Mum to two gorgeous humans and an unruly labrador, potter, knitter, piano player, ocean lover…Tūtoi Te Tiriti. Trans Ally.
Te Ārai Research Group, www.tearairesearchgroup.net
Te Kura Neehi (Nursing), Auckland Uni
Alison Leary @alisonleary1.bsky.social Professor of Healthcare and Workforce Modelling
QNI ICNO director
Senior consultant WHO
D.Pres RCN
MBE Modelling safety in football
Ex Millwall FC
"Wrenched Harridan."
Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social Writer, performer, broadcaster, university professor
Website: www.michaelrosen.co.uk
YouTube Channel: 'Kids' Poems and Stories with Michael Rosen'
Radio show: BBC Radio 4 'Word of Mouth'
Goldsmiths University of London, Prof Children's Lit., teaching MA
Prof Katherine Sleeman @katherinesleeman.bsky.social Laing Galazka Chair in palliative care at King’s College London. Consultant in palliative medicine.
Dr Kathryn Mannix @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social Former palliative care doctor
Campaigning for better public understanding & conversations about dying
Writer: With The End In Mind & Listen
Speaker
Hopeful despite the circumstances.
www.kathrynmannix.com
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