#WorldHospiceDay 🌍 #SpeechandLanguageTherapists work with patients to develop communication skills and strategies in order to support the individual’s role in decision-making, maintain their social relationships and to assist them in achieving end-of-life goals #BecauseIMatter

Good progress on the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill. Speech and language therapists must be involved in mental capacity assessments so people with communication needs get the support/protection they deserve. More to be done but good to see the minister taking this seriously

'The thing I'm looking forward to is dying a happy death' - BBC Two Horizon documentary 'We Need to Talk about Death' begins with St Christopher's Medical Director Prof Rob George talking to John, one of our patients, about the prospect of dying bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0c…

Big thanks to Rebecca Pow & Geraint Davies for these PQs to Department of Health and Social Care on whether #SLPeeps will be able to train as Approved Mental Capacity Professionals. bit.ly/2Sc8LtV bit.ly/2Wtk4Nx Caroline Dinenage MP response talks of #SLTs 'vital role'. #mentalcapacity

‘Rainbow Days’ - adding colour to someone’s last days Come along to Ingredients Restaurant for the official launch of #RainbowDays part of the #ButterflyScheme on Thursday 7th February from 9am We’ll bring the biscuits & pens! Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust RCHTCharity @RCHTPtExp CNS RCHT

Wow what a day! Thank you to everyone who has supported us with our vision to wrap the hospital with Butterflies! We definitely did! Sharing our passion about End of Life Care means so much to us! #ButterflyCornwall Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Kim O'Keeffe - BEM Sherree RCHTCharity

Teams that regularly practice #reflexivity are 38% more effective. Taking time out for ourselves and with our teams makes a difference #AHPsForwards

Hello Cherilyn Mackrory We have the second most expensive childcare system in the world. When I return to work I will have no choice but to drop my hours. Support us for an urgent review of our childcare sector @PregnantScrewed Grazia UK #childcarechangenow bit.ly/3vRc1uz

Fantastic launch of The Swallows head and neck cancer support group in Cornwall supported by our head and neck speech therapists. What amazing support available for patients and caregivers Fran Children Jennifer Lloyd Ian Longbottom Julie Wright Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust