Lesley Smith @lesleysmith.bsky.social Former lead at NHS England for #LivingWithAndBeyondCancer.
Trustee of the Pelvic Radiation Disease Association PRDA.org.uk | Views my own | Quality of life really matters
@christinebridges.bsky.social @christinebridges.bsky.social
American Medical Journal @americanmedicaljournal.com AMJ: #1 open access destination for HCPs. Peer-reviewed journals & diverse content hub. Interviews, podcasts, webinars, infographics.
🔗: https://www.emjreviews.com/en-us/amj/
Noura Rizk @nourarzk.bsky.social PhD student at The University of Leeds | Interested in health inequities in palliative and end of life care and working across disciplines
European Medical Journal @emjreviews.com #1 open access destination for healthcare professionals globally.
🔗 emjreviews.com
Marie Curie Policy & Public Affairs @mariecurieppa.bsky.social Policy updates, news and campaigns from the UK’s leading end of life charity. We campaign for a world where everyone gets the best experience possible at the end of their life.
@eapcvzw.bsky.social @eapcvzw.bsky.social
Jef with one f @monhegan.bsky.social Musician (Bass, Percussion) | Audio Engineer & Producer | Graphic Artist | LGBTQIA+ Ally | Anti-Fascist | Pro-Choice | Pro-Human Rights | Pro-Science | Civil Rights Advocate | Bull Moose | 21+ — thirst traps get blocked | DMs only if necessary, please. 💙🌀
T O'Donell (he/him/his) @t-odonell.bsky.social PhD Candidate at ANU's School of Sociology, researching trans & GD people’s desires and concerns for palliative and end-of-life care + pall. care clinicians’ experiences working with TGD+ people
On unceded Ngunnawal & Ngambri Country
Dot Partington @dotpartington.bsky.social Deputy CEO. St Columba’s Hospice Care. Interested in wellbeing and palliative care.
All views posted are my own. Reposting does not indicate endorsement or agreement.
Tomáš Julák @tomasjulak.bsky.social palliative care physician, centre of social and health services,
hospice ...home's best, podebrady, cz, eu
https://centrum-podebrady.info
@matthewallsop.bsky.social @matthewallsop.bsky.social
Elizabeth Matos 💙🦋🥅💞🇨🇦 @eoldoula.bsky.social EOL Doula, Thanatologist, Advocate & Educator in palliative care. Course creator for Caregivers, Comprehensive EOL
Planning, and Death Cafe facilitator. Former Columnist, Reporter, TV Host. Writer, Speaker and more. I am passionate about what I do!
Zoe Harris FRSA @zoeharrismcm.bsky.social Founder of not-for-profit My Care Matters. Lead for the My Future Care project: https://myfuturecare.org/ Sociolinguistics student. #advancecareplanning #care @myfuturecare.bsky.social
International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person @careforthedying.bsky.social The International Collaborative for Best Care for the Dying Person - enhancing end of life care through research, education and continuous quality improvement
www.bestcareforthedying.org
My Future Care @myfuturecare.bsky.social Plan for tomorrow and live for today! | #MyFutureCare Handbook, Training & Community Support | 🌐 myfuturecare.org | A project of 🌐 mycarematters.org
Cara Bablitz @cbablitz.bsky.social Métis advocate for Equitable Health. Palliative Care MD. Edmontonian. Farmers' Market Connoisseur. Supporter of Hope.
Martha ✿ @martha2024.bsky.social Canadian Registered Nurse, retired. Vile leftist. Born at 317 ppm. Reading Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys.
Holly Prince @hollyprince.bsky.social Anishinaabekwe ~ PhD in Educational Studies ~ Indigenous Peoples’ Health & Aging Division Lead, CERAH, Lakehead University ~ Health equity advocate ~ Palliative care researcher
Sabrina Bajwah @sbajwah.bsky.social Clinical Reader, Cicely Saunders Institute|Consultant Palliative Medicine, King’s Health Partners|House of Commons Health & Social Care Committee palliative care expert panel|Trustee, Hospice UK
Passionate about equality, equity and ILD.
Marie Curie UK @mariecurieuk.bsky.social We’re the UK’s leading end of life charity. Hospice care and support, research and campaigns. Whatever the illness, we’re with you to the end 💛
Jay Webster (They/Them) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @jwot77.bsky.social Occupational therapist from @GCUOcc
PhD @GCUReaCH on public involvement in health and care research.
Views are my own.
Palliative Care Research Society @pcrscommittee.bsky.social We promote research into all aspects of palliative care and to facilitate its dissemination. This is a clear vision for Palliative Care Research Society activity which is increasingly important within the palliative care research context.
Kate 🍓 @strawberryshortk8.bsky.social Kate | she/her | queer death educator, part-time variety & charity streamer | 💜 Cosmic Hearts
Contact: strawberryshortk8.twitch@gmail.com
Victoria Fisher @victoriaefisher.bsky.social Research Associate at the Cicely Saunders Institute of Palliative Care, King’s College London
Leena Srivastava @leenasrivas.bsky.social Palliative medicine consultant . Passionate about palliative care for all
Wendy Lansdown @wendylansdown.bsky.social Believe in people, community and collaboration
Julie Clayton @cumbrianjules.bsky.social Chief exec @evhandjigsaw.bsky.social Passionate about hospice care, NHS, comms, all things Cumbria, the family (especially the dog!) Occasionally dip in a lake (On the other place as @1julesc)
Sara-Jane McAteer @sarajanemcateer.bsky.social Public Contributor in Health Research - special interest in AI through the lens of EDI
Long time awareness raiser of type one diabetes symptoms to reduce DKA at diagnosis (@brightside1974)
Own views 🦋
Rightful Lives @rightfullives.bsky.social A UK based creative campaign and community focussed on the Human Rights of Autistic people and people with Learning Disabilities.
www.rightfullives.org.uk
Rachel Furniss @rachelfurniss.bsky.social
The DAPPLE Project @dappleproject.bsky.social Developing effective service models for Adult Palliative and end of life care for People with a LEarning disability (NIHR159160)
Rhidian Hughes @rhidianhughes.bsky.social Chief Executive of the Voluntary Organisations Disability Group
Personal views
He/Him
JPdoc @palldoc1.bsky.social
Nicola Payne @nicolapayne21.bsky.social @MeetMacIntyre passionate about #Dementia #Health #CoProduction #SocialCare & supporting people with #LearningDisabilities #Autism to live meaningful and happy lives loves to connect with others @macintyrehealth #teamworkmakesthedreamwork 💜
INSPIRE Palliative Rehabilitation Project @inspirerehabeu.bsky.social "It's about what matters to me."
Integrated short-term palliative rehabilitation in incurable cancer.
Funded by the European Union and Innovate UK.
EU Project no:101057043
Our Website: https://palliativeprojects.eu/inspire/
Digital Legacy Association @digitallegacyco.bsky.social International Not For Profit Association dedicated in raising awareness, standards and developing best practice in digital assets planning and digital legacy safeguarding.
www.DigitalLegacyAssociation.org
The Mary Stevens Hospice @mshospice.bsky.social The Mary Stevens Hospice provides free, specialist palliative care and support to adults living with a life-limiting illness in the Dudley Borough.
📌 Stourbridge, West Midlands.
www.marystevenshospice.co.uk
Dementia Community @dementiacommunity.bsky.social Dementia Community is a Charitable Community Benefit Society, a membership cooperative that provides learning and networking opportunities for the dementia care community. For more information please visit our website: journalofdementiacare.co.uk
Miriam Ní Challaráin @miriamcolleran2.bsky.social Mom, consultant in palliative medicine, Gaeilgeoir, pulmonary capillaritis. Interested in: whole person care, narrative-based medicine. Poems featured in @closler.Bluesky.social, Sparks of Calliope, Pocket Fiction, The Afterpast Review etc
Awen Clement @awen-c.bsky.social Earth priestess, healer, writer. Somatics and the sacred. Queer. Neurodivergent
Ellie Finch @elliefinch.bsky.social Videogame therapist. Child, parent and family counsellor. Consultant. Trainer. Parent Carer. Minecraft fan.
Guy Chetwynd-Appleton @guycappleton.bsky.social Palliative care Nurse and Practice Educator. Cat dad, Warhammer 40k hobbyist, Leicester fan, metalhead. Opinions are my own! He/Him
Helen Rostron @helenrostron.bsky.social Primary Care Network Occupational Therapist working in Somerset.
Enhanced Health in Care Homes| Virtual ward (Thrive@Home| EOLC| Digital innovation| AI in population Health| Visiting lecturer at Worcester University.
Ella Williams @ellawilliams68.bsky.social Works in a hospice. Bit of dancing and travelling. Written a chapter of my book and interested in people’s stories.
Miriam Johnson @miriamjohnsonhyms.bsky.social Professor of Palliative Medicine, Wolfson Palliative Care Research Centre, HYMS, University of Hull.
Anna DNP, FNP, BC@ AccessToCareAdvocate @anna1900.bsky.social I am a Doctor of Nursing Practice. As a provider, I advocate for universal access to quality care, health equity, and community empowerment. I am a Blue Democrat, a political and book lover, and a science nerd—🚫DM🚫porn🚫MAGA🚫solicitation🚫Crypto, 🚫only fans
Sarah Y @lavendercrew.bsky.social I'd always rather be creative, relational, and by, in or on the sea. Personal account. #ChurchillFellow2024 #RewildingHealthcare #ArchipelegoLiving #WholeSystemsEffectiveness #PalliativeCare&SeriousMentalIllness #SecretSocialLivesofMedicines
Laurie Gelb @profitbychange.medsky.social Survey/outcomes research; strategy; content. SCORE mentor. ID-aware libertarian MPH. Mod, alsforums.com. Owner, alsguidance.org. Husband had Marfan + ALS. Have worked in hospitals, clinics, biopharma, MCO, med devices.
Pilgrims Hospices @pilgrimshospices.bsky.social We are Pilgrims, east Kent’s largest hospice charity. We help people facing incurable illness to live well. Work with us: http://pilgrimshospices.org/jobs 💙
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
Nicki Power (she/her) @nickipower.bsky.social Art Therapist, Clinical Doctoral Researcher @QMUL & Strategic Lead for Arts Therapies (Learning Disability) @ELFT
Dr Lisa Graham-Wisener @lgrahamwisener.bsky.social Reader in Health Psychology at Queen's University Belfast. Research interests in psycho-oncology & palliative and end-of-life care. All views my own.
Barbara Jack @barbarajack14.bsky.social Professor of Palliative & End of Life Care, medical school, Edge Hill University. Visiting Professor Hospice Africa Uganda
End of Life Conversations Podcast @endoflifeconvo.bsky.social In this podcast, we'll share people’s experiences with the end of life. We have conversations about experiences with death and dying. https://www.buzzsprout.com/2257447
Ruth Germaine @reflectiveruth.bsky.social Independent Nurse Consultant
Reflective Ruth Consultancy
Blogger and podcaster
Felicity Dewhurst @felicitydewhurst.bsky.social Palliative care consultant. NIHR advanced fellow. St Oswald's Hospice. Newcastle University. Proud mum to three gorgeous boys
Dr Catriona R Mayland @catrionamayland.bsky.social Senior Clinical Lecturer / Consultant in Palliative Medicine @University of Sheffield https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/smph/people/clinical-medicine/catriona-mayland
Palliative care; Bereavement; Improving quality; Addressing inequities
Mark Rounding 🍉 @markrounding.bsky.social Live your best life! Enjoying & celebrating diversity, championing the needs and wishes of older people & working as CEO @ageukbradford (my views here of course) & wanting a world where we are free to be who we are. #Person-centred. 🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸
Amanda Peters @abergirl2011.bsky.social My current jigsaw= Kids, Wales, politics, work, West Yorkshire.
Christine Jenkins, Canada @christineajenkins.bsky.social Independent Autistic Researcher
Linktree: Linktr.ee/christineajenkins
#AutisticElders interest areas Aging, Menopause, Disability Justice, Breast Cancer, Sensory Processing
Joshua Gallagher @jallagher1.bsky.social PhD in palliative care @ University of Cambridge
Publications: https://shorturl.at/vIHHt
Trinity Hospice & Palliative Care Blackpool @trinityhospice.bsky.social We are Trinity Hospice, a charity providing specialist end of life care for adults and children who have life threatening or limiting illnesses.
Dr. Devin Guthrie @drdevinguthrie.bsky.social Existential Psychologist, ACT Coach, Death Doula. (They/Them) LifeandDeathCoaching.com
Work centers neurodiversity, disability, climate crisis, queerness, & meaning in life in spite of the inevitability of death.
Currently accepting new clients!
Brian House Children's Hospice @brianhousech.bsky.social Brian House provides specialist care for local children who have complex needs & life-limiting conditions. We also give wide-ranging support to their families.
Sian Reece @sianreece.bsky.social Public Health Doctor & Researcher | PhD | BMJ Leader Editorial Fellow | Mother | Surviving stillbirth
Interests in inequalities in maternal and child health | Global health | Leadership | Kindness and human connection | Creative and participatory methods
@franbet.bsky.social @franbet.bsky.social
Simon Etkind @simonnoahetkind.bsky.social Palliative care clinical-academic. Uncertain about uncertainty
Joanne Thambuswamy (she/her) @drthambuswamy.bsky.social Family physician, activist, educator, professional trouble maker
Jo Elverson @jo-elverson.bsky.social #Palliative care doctor working with children and young adults. Interests in #learningDisability #transition and #complex conditions (as well as painting and parenting!)
Couture EOLD @coutureeold.bsky.social Thanatologist | End-of-Life Doula
I support people navigating #grief. Evidence-based, current literature, research, theory & applied practice. 15+ years experience in research & field settings.
Cape Breton, NS, Canada 🇨🇦
www.nataliecouturethanatology.com
Community Deathcare @communitydeathcare.bsky.social A holistic and community-centred approach to end-of-life care empowers individuals and their families and strengthens our bonds of relationship.
We honour death as a sacred part of life.
UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org The UK’s largest public funder of research. Our mission is to advance knowledge, improve lives and drive growth.
#FundedByYou
Also autoposting to @news.ukri.org, @funding.ukri.org, @blogs.ukri.org and @events.ukri.org. Topic specific feeds coming soon!
Coastal Community & Creative Health @coastalcch.bsky.social Research project on health equity in coastal regions in England, funded by AHRC (2024-27). ⛱️🩺🧠
Principal Investigators: Barbara Mezes & @lucyselman.bsky.social
Blackpool, Hastings & Weston-super-Mare
https://coastalcch.bristol.ac.uk
Miriam Rivas-Aguilar @miriamra.bsky.social Proud COO at Care Opinion CIC I Independent non-profit careopinion.org.uk
@careopinion.org.uk
Dr Zena Aldridge RMHN MA QN FRSA @zenaaldridge.bsky.social Portfolio nurse and Clinical academic with a passion for social care and dementia care. NIHR Social Care Nurse Fellow.
Dr Lizelle Bernhardt @lizelle100.bsky.social Head of Nursing and AHP Research|NIHR Senior Research Leader (Nursing & Midwifery)
Balsam @drbalsamahmad.bsky.social Consultant of Public Health in the #NHS Passionate about art & science #PlanetaryHealth; Mother #SEND ♿️ Ally #LivedExperience #SocialJustice anti-war, loves #parkrun 🐈⬛ 📖 & cooking/catering
Views are own; reposts # endorsements; lives in the proper North!
Deb Gompertz @debgompertz.bsky.social GP, Dep Hon Sec @gerisoc.bsky.social
Interested in people and their stories.
Global Health Alliance Foundation @ghafoundation.bsky.social GHA Foundation is a global initiative on #Healthcare #ClimateChange #Equality #WomenEmpowerment #MentalHealth #SDGs (http://Regd.Charity in the UK 🇬🇧) ghafoundation.org
Innovations in Dementia @innov-dementia.bsky.social UK community interest company working hand-in-hand with people with dementia. Inspiring different conversations about dementia. Damian (York), Steve and Rachael (Exeter). For more about us visit www.myid.org.uk
Midlands Innovation Health (MI Health) @mihealth.bsky.social MI Health is a world-class research and innovation partnership, combining the Medical strengths of 7 Midlands research intensive universities- Aston, Birmingham, Keele, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham and Warwick
Find out more: https://mihealth.org.uk
Helen Turner @helenturnermi.bsky.social Championing the research and innovation strengths of the Midlands as Director of Midlands Innovation - a collaboration between eight universities (Aston, Birmingham, Cranfield, Keele, Leicester, Loughborough, Nottingham & Warwick).
Linda von Neree @lindavonneree.bsky.social Professional in and passionate about Patient and Public Involvement in health care research. Working across institutions: University College London, University College London Hospitals and University of Oxford. Views are mine.
Theresa Ellmers @drtheresaellmers.bsky.social Strategic Commissioning for NIHR Research Programmes @unisouthampton. Opinions my own.
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social Talking Mats is a #socialenterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing their capacity to think about and communicate effectively about things that matter to them.
Usha Boolaky @ushaboolaky.bsky.social New to BlueSky. Trying to stay off 'X'. Research & Innovation in health and social care. Policy. Evaluation. Important stuff. Occasional photos of dogs. Visiting Professor of Practice @ Newcastle University. Previously NHS England and The Health Foundation
Dr. Amy Drahota @amydrahota.bsky.social Associate Professor in Health & Care Evidence & Evaluation, University of Portsmouth. Interested in: health & care of older adults; falls and injury prevention; equity, diversity, & inclusion in research.
Dr Frazer Underwood PhD @frazerunderwood.bsky.social #NursingActivist | Associate Clinical Professor and Consultant Nurse in Older People’s Healthcare at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust | Co-Director of the South West Clinical School in Cornwall with the University of Plymouth | #GrowingClinicalAcademics
NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social The NIHR ARC East Midlands is one of 10 ARCs (@nihrarcs.bsky.social) supporting applied health and care research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social).
Bradley Munce @zencompassion.bsky.social He/Him. Progressive Liberal. Working for a Just Future. Anti-Racist, Anti-Colonialist, Anti-MAGA. LGBTQQIP2SA+. I grow organic (non-certified) gardens, native pollinator gardens & grow dahlias.
Caroline Roodhouse @daddyblackbird.bsky.social Suicide Widow | Amazon Best-Selling Author | A Story of Horror to Hope | Communicator | Mentor | Mum | Mental Health | UK
Read: https://daddyblackbird.com/book/ 💛- T Mary Gaasch @treidel.bsky.social Executive Director of Crescent Cove, where we provide care and support for children with life-limiting conditions and the children who love them; Mayor of the most progressive small town in America; obsessive reader and Master Naturalist
Dr. Max @dr-mqx.bsky.social Hospice and palliative medicine doc with too many video games. Progressive & all about medical history, secular humanism, gaming, & pro-wrestling.
-> https://www.twitch.tv/savepointsociety
-> https://www.youtube.com/@SavePointSociety)
#MedSky #GamerSky
Dr Kate Gerber @drkatringerber.bsky.social Psych researcher with a passion for end-of-life research, creative methods, mental health, grief, technology and AI. Keen cyclist, artist, feminist, environmentalist and a few other -ists.
Hannah May Scott @hannahmayscott.bsky.social Research assistant at QMUL in childhood-onset hyperkinetic movement disorders and Multiple Sclerosis | PhD candidate at KCL (NIHR ARC South London) in Paediatric Palliative Care
Karrie Lu @kllu.bsky.social Mama first, HPM fan, lover of photography, art, games, and being silly.
Marianne Tinkler. RGN. BSc. Doctoral Fellow @mariannetinkler.bsky.social Macmillan Palliative Care Nurse | Doctoral Fellow: Integrative Palliative Care for Persons Living with a Serious Mental Illness | Pharmacy/SMI and Palliative Care | Inequalities in Healthcare | QUBSoNM |@PHANI @NHSCT 📍Northern Ireland