Holly McGuigan
@cloudylemonade.bsky.social
Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Podcaster (@ smallVOICE), gay Baptist Christian etc…
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Very impressed by letter in @theguardian.com from @jamescsanderson.bsky.social. We can’t talk about hospices without talking about inequalities in access to hospice care in less affluent areas and communities.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Very impressed by letter in @theguardian.com from @jamescsanderson.bsky.social. We can’t talk about hospices without talking about inequalities in access to hospice care in less affluent areas and communities.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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“My colleague was using the terminology (terminal restlessness). . . And I said, ‘‘Have we done a rectal examination? Have we done a bladder scan? . . . The colleague got back to me – even though he’d been urinating he had a bladder of 1000 mls. So they’ve put a catheter in.’
#delirium
#delirium
July 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
“My colleague was using the terminology (terminal restlessness). . . And I said, ‘‘Have we done a rectal examination? Have we done a bladder scan? . . . The colleague got back to me – even though he’d been urinating he had a bladder of 1000 mls. So they’ve put a catheter in.’
#delirium
#delirium
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This is an awful & to me genuinely shocking, story. It’s not that Jay was let down by the safeguarding *system*, tho of course that’s never acceptable, it’s the personal role played in the failure by the Bishop of Leicester, which raises serious questions of judgement
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicester Church of England: A preacher asked me out and then started stalking me
When Jay Hulme complained about the harassment to a bishop he was accused of witchcraft.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 6:54 AM
This is an awful & to me genuinely shocking, story. It’s not that Jay was let down by the safeguarding *system*, tho of course that’s never acceptable, it’s the personal role played in the failure by the Bishop of Leicester, which raises serious questions of judgement
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It’s #PrideMonth & we’re sharing our resource ‘It’s more than rainbows in receptions’ - Working with LGBTQ+ People in Palliative and End of Life Care.
Inclusive and accessible #PEoLC care should be a right - not a privilege
Illustration:@casshm.bsky.social
www.nobarriershere.org/wp-content/u...
Inclusive and accessible #PEoLC care should be a right - not a privilege
Illustration:@casshm.bsky.social
www.nobarriershere.org/wp-content/u...
June 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
It’s #PrideMonth & we’re sharing our resource ‘It’s more than rainbows in receptions’ - Working with LGBTQ+ People in Palliative and End of Life Care.
Inclusive and accessible #PEoLC care should be a right - not a privilege
Illustration:@casshm.bsky.social
www.nobarriershere.org/wp-content/u...
Inclusive and accessible #PEoLC care should be a right - not a privilege
Illustration:@casshm.bsky.social
www.nobarriershere.org/wp-content/u...
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Incredibly important report by the commission on palliative care released by parliament today.
I implore you all to read and I hope the government will take action to finally end the inequity in palliative care provision across the uk
palliativecarecommission.uk
I implore you all to read and I hope the government will take action to finally end the inequity in palliative care provision across the uk
palliativecarecommission.uk
Commission on Palliative and End-of-Life Care
palliativecarecommission.uk
May 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Incredibly important report by the commission on palliative care released by parliament today.
I implore you all to read and I hope the government will take action to finally end the inequity in palliative care provision across the uk
palliativecarecommission.uk
I implore you all to read and I hope the government will take action to finally end the inequity in palliative care provision across the uk
palliativecarecommission.uk
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I was on French Exchange when John Paul II died and my friend's exchange's pet rabbit also died, leading her mother to utter the immortal words <Le pape est mort, le lapin est mort, tout le monde est mort.>
April 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I was on French Exchange when John Paul II died and my friend's exchange's pet rabbit also died, leading her mother to utter the immortal words <Le pape est mort, le lapin est mort, tout le monde est mort.>
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It's not that the Cardinals are in seclusion. It's just that the Vatican only has Eduroam.
May 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It's not that the Cardinals are in seclusion. It's just that the Vatican only has Eduroam.
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I enjoyed spending a fabulous evening last week with the Small Voice Podcast team recording this conversation around how to cross the (apparent) divide between science and the Church.
Thank you @cloudylemonade.bsky.social, Darren and all. 👍🙂
www.smallvoice.org.uk/sv-podcast-s...
Thank you @cloudylemonade.bsky.social, Darren and all. 👍🙂
www.smallvoice.org.uk/sv-podcast-s...
sv podcast – science and faith in conversation
OK, time to have a proper conversation …. we’re delighted to be joined by a very special guest – long-time friend of the podcast and actual scientist, Dr Gavin Merrifield. He joins Holl…
www.smallvoice.org.uk
April 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I enjoyed spending a fabulous evening last week with the Small Voice Podcast team recording this conversation around how to cross the (apparent) divide between science and the Church.
Thank you @cloudylemonade.bsky.social, Darren and all. 👍🙂
www.smallvoice.org.uk/sv-podcast-s...
Thank you @cloudylemonade.bsky.social, Darren and all. 👍🙂
www.smallvoice.org.uk/sv-podcast-s...
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🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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"Words like racism don't go well in our fundraising departments"
Dr Gurpreet Gupta & Professor Max Watson hold space to explore anti-racism & allyship in PEOLC
#PCC2025
This editorial is more important than ever. Please read it and consider your response
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Dr Gurpreet Gupta & Professor Max Watson hold space to explore anti-racism & allyship in PEOLC
#PCC2025
This editorial is more important than ever. Please read it and consider your response
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
March 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"Words like racism don't go well in our fundraising departments"
Dr Gurpreet Gupta & Professor Max Watson hold space to explore anti-racism & allyship in PEOLC
#PCC2025
This editorial is more important than ever. Please read it and consider your response
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Dr Gurpreet Gupta & Professor Max Watson hold space to explore anti-racism & allyship in PEOLC
#PCC2025
This editorial is more important than ever. Please read it and consider your response
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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🆕Retired consultant @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social speaks to @helenh49.bsky.social and Peter Duffy about how raising patient safety concerns led to his decision to retire early and how NHS culture has changed during his 40 year career.
Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
February 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
🆕Retired consultant @doctorcaldwell.bsky.social speaks to @helenh49.bsky.social and Peter Duffy about how raising patient safety concerns led to his decision to retire early and how NHS culture has changed during his 40 year career.
Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
Link: www.pslhub.org/learn/cultur...
Amen
Measure outcomes that matter to pt, not bosses.
No point dying @ home in agony.
Don’t get suckered into proving interventions work if already proved elsewhere.
Don’t let bosses degrade your practice! Don’t get forced to do in 15min what needs 40!
No point dying @ home in agony.
Don’t get suckered into proving interventions work if already proved elsewhere.
Don’t let bosses degrade your practice! Don’t get forced to do in 15min what needs 40!
February 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Amen
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Can sadly believe this.
Bro was recommended physio for back pain. The self referral system was a very long series of automated questions via telephone which ultimately stressed him out so much we didn’t end up doing it.
Bro was recommended physio for back pain. The self referral system was a very long series of automated questions via telephone which ultimately stressed him out so much we didn’t end up doing it.
News. According to a new report from the King's Fund, carers and patients with long-term health conditions are significantly more likely to experience issues with NHS admin and communication that impact their care.
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/poor-nh...
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/news/poor-nh...
Poor NHS admin is harmful to people with a learning disability
A new report from the King's Fund says that 64% of patients have experienced problems with NHS admin, with carers amongst those most affected.
www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk
February 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Can sadly believe this.
Bro was recommended physio for back pain. The self referral system was a very long series of automated questions via telephone which ultimately stressed him out so much we didn’t end up doing it.
Bro was recommended physio for back pain. The self referral system was a very long series of automated questions via telephone which ultimately stressed him out so much we didn’t end up doing it.
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Four good letters the Guardian but imo the most important is by Prof Allan House whose expertise (alongside other psychiatrists) seems to have been ignored because it was inconvenient. What does this say about the commitment of the bill’s proponents to safety? t.co/q7DRJjSDpe
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/17/why-changes-to-assisted-dying-bill-are-cause-for-concern
t.co
February 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Four good letters the Guardian but imo the most important is by Prof Allan House whose expertise (alongside other psychiatrists) seems to have been ignored because it was inconvenient. What does this say about the commitment of the bill’s proponents to safety? t.co/q7DRJjSDpe
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Important review on domestic abuse in the context of life limiting illness.
Relevant to assisted dying debate.
Summary below.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
Relevant to assisted dying debate.
Summary below.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
Domestic Abuse in the Context of Life‐Limiting Illness: A Systematic Scoping Review
Domestic abuse is a worldwide public health and social issue which impacts the health and wellbeing of those experiencing abuse and their families. People living with a life-limiting illness are at i...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Important review on domestic abuse in the context of life limiting illness.
Relevant to assisted dying debate.
Summary below.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
Relevant to assisted dying debate.
Summary below.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1155/...
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Fun fact: most people don’t die of pip-taz deficiency, and it is allowable to die without a trial of it.
January 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Fun fact: most people don’t die of pip-taz deficiency, and it is allowable to die without a trial of it.
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This is like watching an infinite number of monkeys trying to type Shakespeare. #thetraitors
January 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
This is like watching an infinite number of monkeys trying to type Shakespeare. #thetraitors
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Meanwhile over on Twitter, someone's making tea in an air fryer.
It's like the last days of Rome.
It's like the last days of Rome.
November 25, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Meanwhile over on Twitter, someone's making tea in an air fryer.
It's like the last days of Rome.
It's like the last days of Rome.
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Just out - call for evidence for committee stage of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Submissions requested “as soon as possible”.
Assisted dying / assisted suicide
www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Assisted dying / assisted suicide
www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: call for evidence
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: call for evidence
www.parliament.uk
January 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Just out - call for evidence for committee stage of Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Submissions requested “as soon as possible”.
Assisted dying / assisted suicide
www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Assisted dying / assisted suicide
www.parliament.uk/business/new...
Our new to us dining table arrived today. It’s our first since the fire in 2013 and my first that isn’t glass and chrome with leather chairs (chosen by my mother). I’m already looking forward to dinner!
January 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Our new to us dining table arrived today. It’s our first since the fire in 2013 and my first that isn’t glass and chrome with leather chairs (chosen by my mother). I’m already looking forward to dinner!
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The disabled community lost a powerful activist in Lisa Egan last week. She showed a lot of us how to ‘be disabled’ & mentored us in #DisabilityRights activism. If I’ve ever done anything to try to change things for disabled people, it was because of Lisa. Short thread linking to some of her work:
January 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The disabled community lost a powerful activist in Lisa Egan last week. She showed a lot of us how to ‘be disabled’ & mentored us in #DisabilityRights activism. If I’ve ever done anything to try to change things for disabled people, it was because of Lisa. Short thread linking to some of her work:
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“Facing death differently: revolutionising our approach to death and grief”.
A really important piece here from @lucyselman.bsky.social in the @bmj.com.
I’ll try to pick out some highlights in a🧵, but actually I’d recommend reading the whole article.
Link here:
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
A really important piece here from @lucyselman.bsky.social in the @bmj.com.
I’ll try to pick out some highlights in a🧵, but actually I’d recommend reading the whole article.
Link here:
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
January 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
“Facing death differently: revolutionising our approach to death and grief”.
A really important piece here from @lucyselman.bsky.social in the @bmj.com.
I’ll try to pick out some highlights in a🧵, but actually I’d recommend reading the whole article.
Link here:
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
A really important piece here from @lucyselman.bsky.social in the @bmj.com.
I’ll try to pick out some highlights in a🧵, but actually I’d recommend reading the whole article.
Link here:
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
It turns out our new house is the perfect venue for a shadow puppet theatre. I am really enjoying finding the magic in our new space and having our smallest friends here all weekend was just lovely.
January 4, 2025 at 11:44 PM
It turns out our new house is the perfect venue for a shadow puppet theatre. I am really enjoying finding the magic in our new space and having our smallest friends here all weekend was just lovely.
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if i were bono, i’d quit music & open up a gluten free bakery called “Where The Treats Have No Grain”
January 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
if i were bono, i’d quit music & open up a gluten free bakery called “Where The Treats Have No Grain”
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I don’t know why this makes me as happy as it does, but this is the chart of views for my French Press technique video over the last year. Every little peak happens on a weekend, particularly on Sundays. There is often a notable peak on Christmas Day too!
January 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I don’t know why this makes me as happy as it does, but this is the chart of views for my French Press technique video over the last year. Every little peak happens on a weekend, particularly on Sundays. There is often a notable peak on Christmas Day too!