After a 50hr+ week, I’m finally relaxing!
It’s the start of the season 🏏
The sun is out (for now), I’m settled with a new book and sheep are bleating away in the next field 🐑
Perfect April day but roll on suncream season 😆
Pleased to share this paper from @victstuproject.bsky.social team 🔍
What does it really take to make public engagement & involvement activities in research meaningful, rather than tokenistic?
Grateful to have been part of an amazing team on this study.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We’re delighted to be at the @pccongress.bsky.social in Brighton
Visit @jedjerwood.bsky.social & @sharonhudson.bsky.social in the Art Exhibition to learn about No Barriers Here, the work we’re doing & view our exhibit curated by The No Barriers Here Artists Collaborative.
#peolc #pcc2026
You know you work in a hospice at Christmas when you bump into ‘Santa Paws’ in reception arriving on his sleigh bed! 🥰
#PetTherapy #Hospice
Please take a listen to this amazing song written by my friend @susywallmusic.bsky.social
All proceeds going to @mshospice.bsky.social
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Yesterday’s view from my hotel in Leith and today’s from Liverpool.
Feeling ready and inspired for day one of the @hospiceuk.bsky.social Conference.
#HUK2025
Then it’s a quick hop tomorrow evening onto another train 🚆 to Liverpool for the @hospiceuk.bsky.social Conference where Jed will be presenting some of the findings from our study ‘Just ask me’
Looking forward to a connecting with friends & colleagues!
Who else will be there?
#PalliativeCare
All packed ready to head up to Edinburgh later today🏴
Looking forward to delivering @nobarriershere.bsky.social training with @jedjerwood.bsky.social in Leith tomorrow. Thank you to Helen MacGregor at @mariecurieuk.bsky.social & @goodlifedeathgrief.bsky.social for the invitation & support.
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I like the Rowan berries too! 😍😍
…off I head to Etsy!
"And there it was again, the messy table: glue sticks, paper, laughter, tears, and the brave beauty of people sharing what matters most. These workshops are never tidy, but they are always real."
A blog from Bridget Corneil, a No Barriers Here facilitator 🇨🇦
www.nobarriershere.org/messy-table-...
This report on the financial sustainability of adult hospices in England paints a sobering but not an unexpected picture.
It highlights the persistent inequities in access to #palliative and #EoLc across the country…a postcode lottery that continues to fail too many people.
Saturday morning spent writing conference abstracts (last-minute deadline panic) but enjoyable and reflective.
6 months in and my new role has been both challenging and rewarding. It has presented opportunities to learn and grow, and I’m grateful for the experiences, lessons and trust placed in me.
After the pause of the weekend, stepping into a new week is a chance to carry forward what matters most (instead of what is loudest) and think about the week ahead.
Mondays can often feel like a sprint 🏃♀️ and rushing through a to-do list, so today I’m reminding myself where to spend my energy!
Like @nobarriershere.bsky.social the cards are a great tool to support inclusive & equitable discussions.
And even better… @kingstonuniversity.bsky.social & @mariecurieuk.bsky.social have collaborated to provide a FREE print & deliver service! 👇
www.mariecurie.org.uk/help/support...
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Yesterday, I received my toolkit from the @victstuproject.bsky.social
It was a privilege to be part of this study & see the publication of these resources. These are now in place with our hospice Day Service, IPU & Community Engagement teams to support accessible #EoLC planning conversations 1/2
No Barriers Here' Facilitator Training shares arts-based methods and less verbal approaches to open up meaningful conversations. It is designed to help you support more people to be included, heard and supported when planning for their future care.
www.nobarriershere.org/facilitator-...
Join me & @jedjerwood.bsky.social for @nobarriershere.bsky.social Facilitator Training - Scotland 🏴
📆 Monday 24th November
⏰ 09:30 - 16:30
📌 Edinburgh, EH6 7EZ
Register: www.nobarriershere.org/facilitator-...
@mariecurieuk.bsky.social @goodlifedeathgrief.bsky.social @mshospice.bsky.social
Absolutely recognition is key & there’s lots more to do in terms of education.
NBH offers a public health approach to pall care (often with people who are well) with early conversations, community awareness/engagement & creating spaces for people to explore their wishes.
Sorry one more! People need clear, accessible information about how to access services.
But the real deficit lies within the services themselves.
We need to engage meaningfully & listen to our communities, welcome referrals & feedback to continually improve how we address & remove barriers to care
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That’s such an important perspective Jane. No Barriers Here challenges assumptions & supports people to think more openly about palliative care & future care wishes.
But you’re absolutely right - the referral pathway is another place where barriers & inequity need to be challenged.
Explore how arts-based approaches can transform advance/future care planning with people who experience barriers to accessing #palliativecare
Join us for @nobarriershere.bsky.social Facilitator Training on Thursday 16th October at The Mary Stevens Hospice
www.nobarriershere.org/facilitator-...
Beautiful views over Staffordshire for Sunday cricket game, with the bonus of plum trees ripe for scrumping!
A day of joy and celebrations! I’m immensely proud of this book chapter, our co-authors and everything that @nobarriershere.bsky.social stands for.
Fabulous!
Really pleased to share our methods paper - C-CARE the methodology underpinning No Barriers Here
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
I’m incredibly proud to share our publication in #SageJournals @ijqmonline.bsky.social: C-CARE: An Arts-Based, Co-Produced Research Methodology for Understanding and Addressing Inequalities in Healthcare.
🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@jedjerwood.bsky.social
That would be wonderful!
This is amazing, congratulations Katherine! 👏