In the words of others...
‘How people die remains in the memory of those who live on.’
Dame Cicely Saunders (founder of the modern hospice movement)
‘Bereavement is a darkness impenetrable to the imagination of the unbereaved.’
Iris Murdoch (British Novelist and Philosopher, 1919-1999)
What's on
There are hundreds of events relating to death, dying and bereavement happening countrywide. View them here, or publicise your own.
GP Pilot Project
Doctors feel more confident discussing death with patients when they receive the right support. The GP Pilot Project, carried out by Dying Matters in 2011, showed that with limited intervention it is possible to transform the confidence of GPs in talking about dying with patients, consequently measurably improving end of life care.
Find out more
- Report evaluation: download
- Video: GPs talk about dealing with death
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'How long have I got, Doc?' film boosts GPs confidence in end of life care
