Facing death differently: revolutionising our approach to death and grief - There have been some great, engaged responses to the recent essay I wrote about death and grief for The BMJ, including one from Richard Smith which I've responded to 👀👇bmj.com/content/387/bm… #hpm

Online bereavement support is feasible, acceptable and effective in improving grief intensity, reducing stress-related outcomes and depression. #hpm #hapc #bereavement #grief buff.ly/42bGgAe

Pls consider helping my Doctoral student Ronan to recruit for his research study: "What factors influence distress in people with long covid?" tinyurl.com/5jae9h2d

Great to see another medical journal giving a platform to these crucial issues - well done Libby Sallnow and co-authors 👏👏👏

We always learn so much from Robert Neimeyer & Caroline Ng Portland Institute for Loss and Transition. They will be joining Freya on 1 Feb for the first session of our new 7-week course, When Grief Is Complicated. Have you booked your place yet? Find out more: goodgrieffest.com/the-grief-acad…

Researchers at Cardiff University are holding online focus groups to learn about young people’s experiences of caring and bereavement and what can be done to improve available support available. For further information please visit: app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/sugg…

I am incredibly proud to be part of the Parliamentary Commission on Palliative  and End of Life Care. Have your say in the call for evidence using the link: palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-written… #PEoLC Please share widely to have voices heard

We are holding online focus groups with young people who cared for a family member who died. The research aims to find ways of improving support for young people when caring and in bereavement. Please share or get in touch if interested; app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/sugg…

Are you a young carer, or a health and social care professional supporting one? The Marie Curie funded SUGGEST study will be holding online focus groups with bereaved young people to learn from their experiences of caring and bereavement and what can be done to improve the

Huge thanks to everyone who has completed this survey looking at cross sector support for current and bereaved young carers. We would now especially like to hear from more people working in primary care, education and funeral sectors. Please share 🙏 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/supp…

📢We have published new research today into the financial and employment impacts of unpaid end of life caring, carried out by The University of Sheffield. This research provides the first population-level estimates on the numbers of unpaid carers caring for a loved one with a terminal illness.

You can now take part in a survey as part of evidence for the Palliative & EoLC Commission. Open to all …clinicians, researchers, families, carers. Please share widely & encourage groups you have contaxt with to have a say. palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-written…

Survey closing this weekend! Hugely grateful to the c.100 people who have shared their experiences and insights. If you provide support to current or bereaved young/young adult carers and have not yet completed please consider taking part; app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/supp…

New paper: Caregiving burden, receipt of palliative care, and the use of bereavement support: secondary analysis of population-based data doi.org/10.1186/s12904… Congratulations to Maja!

Please help Dr Dunne with her Master in Palliative Medicine project, THANK YOU Simon Noble Emily Harrop PRIME Centre Wales Marie Curie Prof. Mark Taubert Dr Rachel Clarke Andrew Carson-Stevens PallMedEd Marie Curie Cymru SUREteamCardiff Lucy Selman Bristol Palliative and End of Life Care Research app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/non-…

Young carers have a higher prevalence of mental health problems, social isolation, and emotional and education difficulties. This #CarersWeek2025, Marie Curie Research Centre, Cardiff want to hear from young carers of people at the end-of-life to understand what support they need 👇

Christy Denckla Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Stanley Center Harvard University Future sessions will feature: Dr Molly Conisbee Centre for Death and Society University of Bath; Sabrina Bajwah 💙 King's College London; Catriona Mayland The University of Sheffield; Lesel Dawson English@Bristol University of Bristol; Jessica Jacobson Birkbeck, University of London; & Emily Harrop Cardiff University School of Medicine Cardiff University. We can't wait!

A new publication from our Research Centre at Cardiff University explores Future Care Planning as an inclusive approach to Advanced Care Planning. Read more 👇

Do you work for a bereavement service? If so, pls take a look at this v. short survey for a project we are running to support the analysis of qualitative client feedback data. Open until 31 July. There'll also be a focus group on 17 Sept - see flyer. app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/cardiff/bere…