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joehawkins.bsky.social
@joehawkins.bsky.social
Palliative medicine doc, can be found at thepalliativedoctor.co.uk . Lover of great care. Views my own.
New poem out in the European association of palliative care blog:

eapcnet.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/my-…#Caringn#poetrycommunityt#POEMSMS
https://eapcnet.wordpress.com/2025/08/12/my-…
August 13, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New article: challenging medical disinformation with a smile:

eapcnet.wordpress.com
EAPC Blog
The blog of the European Association for Palliative Care
eapcnet.wordpress.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Reposted
May 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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I’m excited to share a new project:
thepalliativedoctor.co.uk
A site created for clinicians supporting people through serious illness — with practical tools, humorous looks at medicine and palliative care, communication tips.
#PalliativeCare #MedTwitter #NHS
thepalliativedoctor.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Have you seen this yet?- new blog!

Dealing with death.

I have made the decision to publish my own website where I will keep a library of old and most importantly new content- articles, information and poems. To start off- try this one:

thepalliativedoctor.co.uk/dealing-with-d…#NHSH#PEOLCLC
https://thepalliativedoctor.co.uk/dealing-with-d…
April 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Have you seen this yet?- new blog!

Dealing with death.

I have made the decision to publish my own website where I will keep a library of old and most importantly new content- articles, information and poems. To start off- try this one:

thepalliativedoctor.co.uk/dealing-with-d…#NHSH#PEOLCLC
https://thepalliativedoctor.co.uk/dealing-with-d…
April 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I’m excited to share a new project:
thepalliativedoctor.co.uk
A site created for clinicians supporting people through serious illness — with practical tools, humorous looks at medicine and palliative care, communication tips.
#PalliativeCare #MedTwitter #NHS
thepalliativedoctor.co.uk
April 15, 2025 at 12:08 PM
A new article out now in the BMJ supportive and palliative care blog- all about managing uncertainty in a world increasingly lacking nuance:

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
Exploring the unknown – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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New article asking important questions about training in palliative medicine:

#palliativecare #funny #training

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
Be complex, be palliative – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
New article asking important questions about training in palliative medicine:

#palliativecare #funny #training

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
Be complex, be palliative – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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at last I find
the word in my haystack
but lose my thread

#DailyHaikuPrompt (thread)
#vss365 (needle)
#prompt
January 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Posted without comment... 🦟
January 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I wrote this poem because I was caught by the imagery of stillness that can be seen when sick;surrounded by motion and also because it can be easy to overlook those without voices. Our voice is often muted by illness. Sometimes the best medicine is companionship.

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
The Well – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
January 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Reposted
I wrote this poem because I was caught by the imagery of stillness that can be seen when sick;surrounded by motion and also because it can be easy to overlook those without voices. Our voice is often muted by illness. Sometimes the best medicine is companionship.

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
The Well – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I wrote this poem because I was caught by the imagery of stillness that can be seen when sick;surrounded by motion and also because it can be easy to overlook those without voices. Our voice is often muted by illness. Sometimes the best medicine is companionship.

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
The Well – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
January 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New poem in the BMJ SPC blog- just dropped- The Well.

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/01…

Comments always welcome!
https://blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/01…
January 12, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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New year, new poem- published in the BMJ Supportive and palliative care blog. All about crime, rocks and perhaps -perspective.

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
The rock and the crime. – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Possibly the best clap back against ignorant antivaxxers.
January 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New year, new poem- published in the BMJ Supportive and palliative care blog. All about crime, rocks and perhaps -perspective.

blogs.bmj.com/spcare/2025/...
The rock and the crime. – BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care
blogs.bmj.com
January 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Word of the Day is ‘hunch-weather’ (19th century): weather so cold it makes you hunch your shoulders when you walk outside.
January 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM