Mel Buckley
@melbuckley.bsky.social
Trainee ANP, NMP Lead, Team Leader Single Point of Contact Prospect Hospice, Queen’s Nurse.
Passionate about palliative/end of life care, Hospice Care, what matters most to pts and their loved ones. My views are my own.
Passionate about palliative/end of life care, Hospice Care, what matters most to pts and their loved ones. My views are my own.
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September 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
1st day back at UWE, ACP MSc, starting year 2 due to modules I have already collected along the way. Day 1 PADRICP Module, I have dusted off some brain cells today and pleasantly surprised by how much I remember on ABG’s from my ICU days!
September 2, 2025 at 2:58 PM
1st day back at UWE, ACP MSc, starting year 2 due to modules I have already collected along the way. Day 1 PADRICP Module, I have dusted off some brain cells today and pleasantly surprised by how much I remember on ABG’s from my ICU days!
Reposted by Mel Buckley
A beautiful insight into how knowing more about the dying process helps us to be better prepared and less afraid as we accompany our beloveds to their final breath.
Please read, please share.
The sooner we all know, the better.
Please read, please share.
The sooner we all know, the better.
‘It can be really frightening’: knowing the common signs that a loved one is dying can help in their final days
‘It can be really frightening’: knowing the common signs that a loved one is dying can help in their final days
Death is confronting, heartbreaking and unpredictable – information and open discussions can make a difficult experience more meaningful
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
A beautiful insight into how knowing more about the dying process helps us to be better prepared and less afraid as we accompany our beloveds to their final breath.
Please read, please share.
The sooner we all know, the better.
Please read, please share.
The sooner we all know, the better.
Reposted by Mel Buckley
And if you want to learn the signs that death is close, you could also watch this wonderful animation created by the very talented Emily Downe, with @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social explaining the process of “ordinary” dying:
youtu.be/ayMhA1pRLeY?...
youtu.be/ayMhA1pRLeY?...
Dying for Beginners | Dr Kathryn Mannix
YouTube video by Theos Think Tank
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
And if you want to learn the signs that death is close, you could also watch this wonderful animation created by the very talented Emily Downe, with @drkathrynmannix.bsky.social explaining the process of “ordinary” dying:
youtu.be/ayMhA1pRLeY?...
youtu.be/ayMhA1pRLeY?...
Prospect Hospice hosting BBC Radio 5 Live DriveTime Show discussing assisted dying www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Prospect Hospice hosting BBC Radio 5 Live DriveTime Show discussing assisted dying www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
We had a very special visitor at Prospect Hospice today, our President, HRH Queen Camilla, who spent time with patients and families. Whilst I was introduced to HRH, it was very fast but still a very big honour to be standing there with my Queen’s Nurse Badge on, and exchange a smile with the Queen.
January 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
We had a very special visitor at Prospect Hospice today, our President, HRH Queen Camilla, who spent time with patients and families. Whilst I was introduced to HRH, it was very fast but still a very big honour to be standing there with my Queen’s Nurse Badge on, and exchange a smile with the Queen.
Yesterday’s announcement from Wes Streeting is a much needed boost, but there is more to be done and a one off payment will only go so far, hospices need regular sustainable funding. www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
Government funding must go further to address hospice crisis
Hospices have welcomed a multi-million-pound investment in their estates by the government but h...
www.nursingtimes.net
December 20, 2024 at 5:32 AM
Yesterday’s announcement from Wes Streeting is a much needed boost, but there is more to be done and a one off payment will only go so far, hospices need regular sustainable funding. www.nursingtimes.net/end-of-life-...
Absolutely fantastic news and so needed!
Today Stephen Kinnock and I announce the biggest funding for hospices in a generation:
£100 million for improving buildings, kit and technology
£26 million grant for children and young people’s hospices
An early Christmas present for hospices that do a wonderful job for families.
£100 million for improving buildings, kit and technology
£26 million grant for children and young people’s hospices
An early Christmas present for hospices that do a wonderful job for families.
December 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Absolutely fantastic news and so needed!
Thank you for shining a much needed light on the financial crisis hospices across the UK are facing - sustainable funding is needed for hospices to survive, but also to ensure patients truly have choice in their palliative and end of life care.
It’s been an honour to make this programme.
Thanks for everyone who spoke to us.
Thanks for everyone who spoke to us.
December 5, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Thank you for shining a much needed light on the financial crisis hospices across the UK are facing - sustainable funding is needed for hospices to survive, but also to ensure patients truly have choice in their palliative and end of life care.
So very proud to become a Queen’s Nurse. What a room of formidable nurses, who I look forward to learning from and working alongside whilst continuing to champion my passions, Community Nursing, Hospice Care, palliative and end of life care. Still glowing Dame Elizabeth 😊
December 4, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Reposted by Mel Buckley
1/2 We had a fabulous time on Friday at the #QNIAwards2024 and have loved reading all our nurses' stories from the day! 🙌
You can read our round-up here 👉 qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...
You can read our round-up here 👉 qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...
December 2, 2024 at 4:01 PM
1/2 We had a fabulous time on Friday at the #QNIAwards2024 and have loved reading all our nurses' stories from the day! 🙌
You can read our round-up here 👉 qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...
You can read our round-up here 👉 qni.org.uk/news-and-eve...
So very proud to become a Queen’s Nurse. What a room of formidable nurses, who I look forward to learning from and working alongside whilst continuing to champion my passions, Community Nursing, Hospice Care, palliative and end of life care. Still glowing Dame Elizabeth 😊
December 4, 2024 at 10:36 PM
So very proud to become a Queen’s Nurse. What a room of formidable nurses, who I look forward to learning from and working alongside whilst continuing to champion my passions, Community Nursing, Hospice Care, palliative and end of life care. Still glowing Dame Elizabeth 😊