Prof. Mark Taubert (@profmarktaubert) 's Twitter Profile
Prof. Mark Taubert

@profmarktaubert

NHS Palliative Medicine Consultant ★ Vice-President @EAPCvzw ★Chair Future Care Planning NHS Wales Exec ★Editor @BMJ_SPCare⚡🇩🇪 👨‍🎤

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linkhttps://profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/honorary/taubertm calendar_today27-08-2013 13:48:00

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Prof Katherine Sleeman (@kesleeman) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Important thread on the potential impact of assisted dying / suicide for the health/care workforce - something that has had v little attention.

Dan Hitchens (@ddhitchens) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A warning from James Frith MP (at 2nd reading): “Our casework from constituents is already full of people struggling to access the rights we’ve enshrined in law—access to justice, health, education support…and the failure of safeguards once supported on paper and passed into law.”

Chelsea Roff (@chelsearoff) 's Twitter Profile Photo

These judgments often emphasise the intractability of anorexia. In this case, P had received treatment over 20 years, but her BMI never rose above 14.7. That’s like giving someone repeated half-courses of antibiotics, then deciding treatment is futile when they don’t get

These judgments often emphasise the intractability of anorexia.

In this case, P had received treatment over 20 years, but her BMI never rose above 14.7.

That’s like giving someone repeated half-courses of antibiotics, then deciding treatment is futile when they don’t get
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"I've had people say to me, 'if my life was like yours I'd want to kill myself'" Tanni Grey-Thompson tells Nick Robinson political "rhetoric" causes "lots of problems" for disabled people Listen to #PoliticalThinking on BBC Sounds 🎧 bbc.in/4dI0ENh

BMJ SPCare (@bmj_spcare) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Plenaries, talks and posters at a bustling, exciting and sunny #EAPC2025 lots of fascinating talks and catching up with friends. Helsinki is in full learning flow.

Plenaries, talks and posters at a bustling, exciting and sunny #EAPC2025 lots of fascinating talks and catching up with friends. Helsinki is in full learning flow.
Alexander Raikin (@alexanderraikin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Swiss experiment in assisted suicide is going so well that in 2022, after a century, the Swiss Medical Association had to issue a statement that “healthy persons” should not be dying from assisted suicide. Assisted suicide clinics refused because it was too onerous

The Swiss experiment in assisted suicide is going so well that in 2022, after a century, the Swiss Medical Association had to issue a statement that “healthy persons” should not be dying from assisted suicide.

Assisted suicide clinics refused because it was too onerous
Mala Mann MCLIP (@sysreviews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#EAPC2025 I was asked about the Palliative Care Evidence Review Service (PaCERS) rapid review methodology. Here’s the link to the published paper. …alth-policy-systems.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Francis (@francis_sanday) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tony Duffy Paul Keeley Prof. Mark Taubert Ollie Minton Donna Wakefield How about Palliative Care is everyones business supported by Specialist Palliative care teams... Palliative care starts at diagnosis... defining Soul Pain as part of Total Pain in patients and families...

IOELC (@ioelc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Truly inspiring presentation by Julie Wilding talking about findings from her #PhD at #EAPC2025. The importance of humanity.

Truly inspiring presentation by Julie Wilding talking about findings from her #PhD at #EAPC2025. The importance of humanity.
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Themed session on policy and how palliative research and evidence can help shape future direction at government level. #EAPC2025 #Helsinki

Themed session on policy and how palliative research and evidence can help shape future direction at government level. #EAPC2025 #Helsinki
Mala Mann MCLIP (@sysreviews) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#EAPC2025 powerful plenaries and interesting talks. Very useful session on “Closing the evidence-policy gap in palliative and end of life care.”

#EAPC2025 powerful plenaries and interesting talks.  Very useful session on “Closing the evidence-policy gap in palliative and end of life care.”