Mark Hazelwood
@palliativescot.bsky.social
CEO of Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC). Mostly about palliative care (but not SPPC official). Occasional sharing other enthusiasms. RT ≠ endorsement. @palliative_scot on Twitter
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www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk
I've just been updating a web page giving an overview of SPPC's work. It includes lots of info and links to free resources and other interesting stuff. Enjoy.
#HPM #PalliativeCare #Bereavement
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#HPM #PalliativeCare #Bereavement
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Is it too early to make plans for January? We don't think so! We have an EASE course coming up in Edinburgh:
Tuesdays 13, 20, 27 Jan & 3 Feb 2026
10.30am - 12.30pm
Victoria Manor Care Home, Albert Street
Book your free place: lindagillease@gmail.com
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/plan-illness...
Tuesdays 13, 20, 27 Jan & 3 Feb 2026
10.30am - 12.30pm
Victoria Manor Care Home, Albert Street
Book your free place: lindagillease@gmail.com
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/plan-illness...
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Is it too early to make plans for January? We don't think so! We have an EASE course coming up in Edinburgh:
Tuesdays 13, 20, 27 Jan & 3 Feb 2026
10.30am - 12.30pm
Victoria Manor Care Home, Albert Street
Book your free place: lindagillease@gmail.com
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/plan-illness...
Tuesdays 13, 20, 27 Jan & 3 Feb 2026
10.30am - 12.30pm
Victoria Manor Care Home, Albert Street
Book your free place: lindagillease@gmail.com
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/plan-illness...
Second session is this morning. Watch here www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/heal...
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Second session is this morning. Watch here www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/heal...
"Are we designing services that help people move forward, or ones that simply manage decline? Are we offering pathways to purpose, or just places to wait?"
Typically thought provoking blog from Donald reflecting on the resonance for Scotland of recent thinking in the USA.
Typically thought provoking blog from Donald reflecting on the resonance for Scotland of recent thinking in the USA.
The stories we tell: reflections from Boston and the future of #ageing #positive #hope #socialcare #narrative scottishcare.org/the-stories-...
The stories we tell: reflections from Boston and the future of ageing
At the Global Ageing Conference in Boston, I found myself not just attending a keynote but entering a new narrative; a reframing of ageing that challenges our assumptions and invites us to imagine a d...
scottishcare.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 PM
"Are we designing services that help people move forward, or ones that simply manage decline? Are we offering pathways to purpose, or just places to wait?"
Typically thought provoking blog from Donald reflecting on the resonance for Scotland of recent thinking in the USA.
Typically thought provoking blog from Donald reflecting on the resonance for Scotland of recent thinking in the USA.
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Today's To Absent Friends activities are organised by Runforever and HMPG Peterhead, Rooted Willow, Duncan Place, Battlefield Community Project, North Berwick Coastal Community Connections and Humanist Society Scotland. #toabsentfriends
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today's To Absent Friends activities are organised by Runforever and HMPG Peterhead, Rooted Willow, Duncan Place, Battlefield Community Project, North Berwick Coastal Community Connections and Humanist Society Scotland. #toabsentfriends
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
Next year's SPPC major conference will be on 3rd Nov. We've checked to avoid obvious clashes, and are sharing the date early to help others planning events to avoid diary conflicts.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Next year's SPPC major conference will be on 3rd Nov. We've checked to avoid obvious clashes, and are sharing the date early to help others planning events to avoid diary conflicts.
Spending a lot of time currently trying to strengthen safeguards in the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill. This very short film covers what SPPC is doing.
Today the Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care & Sport Committee began discussing amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.
We worked with stakeholders and Bob Doris MSP to suggest some changes.
More info:
www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/news/news/am...
We worked with stakeholders and Bob Doris MSP to suggest some changes.
More info:
www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/news/news/am...
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Spending a lot of time currently trying to strengthen safeguards in the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill. This very short film covers what SPPC is doing.
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers o’er-fraught heart & bids it break
Shakespeare
The @toabsentfriends.bsky.social festival enables spaces which acknowledge that we all carry experiences of loss. #ToAbsentFriends
Shakespeare
The @toabsentfriends.bsky.social festival enables spaces which acknowledge that we all carry experiences of loss. #ToAbsentFriends
November 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak whispers o’er-fraught heart & bids it break
Shakespeare
The @toabsentfriends.bsky.social festival enables spaces which acknowledge that we all carry experiences of loss. #ToAbsentFriends
Shakespeare
The @toabsentfriends.bsky.social festival enables spaces which acknowledge that we all carry experiences of loss. #ToAbsentFriends
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To Absent Friends (1-7 November) activities today by Fuze Ceremonies, Bishopbriggs Crematorium, celebrant Fleur Hoole, and Duncan Place Community Hub & Enterprise. #toabsentfriends
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
To Absent Friends (1-7 November) activities today by Fuze Ceremonies, Bishopbriggs Crematorium, celebrant Fleur Hoole, and Duncan Place Community Hub & Enterprise. #toabsentfriends
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
Horrendous.
Our latest report charts the decline in the number of district nurses, down 43% since 2009 📉
It also places the decline in the context of government ambitions to shift more care out of hospital and into the community, where district nurses play a key role.
Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ (2/2)
It also places the decline in the context of government ambitions to shift more care out of hospital and into the community, where district nurses play a key role.
Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ (2/2)
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Horrendous.
Link to watch the Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care and Sport Committee begin debating amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. From 9am www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/heal...
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee | Scottish Parliament TV
www.scottishparliament.tv
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Link to watch the Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care and Sport Committee begin debating amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. From 9am www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/heal...
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To Absent Friends activities on 2 and 3 November include a reminiscence cafe for young people at The Junction, campfires on Portobello Beach by Action Porty, and the Mid-Argyll Death Cafe #toabsentfriends.
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
November 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
To Absent Friends activities on 2 and 3 November include a reminiscence cafe for young people at The Junction, campfires on Portobello Beach by Action Porty, and the Mid-Argyll Death Cafe #toabsentfriends.
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/blogs/festiv...
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NEW REPORT: Government plans to move more #NHS care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the problems facing #DistrictNursing. 👩⚕️
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
October 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
NEW REPORT: Government plans to move more #NHS care into the community and out of hospitals won’t be achievable unless action is taken to address the problems facing #DistrictNursing. 👩⚕️
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
📉 The supply of district nurses is plummeting while demand for care has risen. Read the report: buff.ly/gezemDJ
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There are lots of simple but powerful ways to take part in To Absent Friends online or on social media. Post to our online Remembrance Wall, submit a playlist song, or make or share a social media post using the hashtag #toabsentfriends.
Find out more:
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/onli...
Find out more:
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/onli...
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
There are lots of simple but powerful ways to take part in To Absent Friends online or on social media. Post to our online Remembrance Wall, submit a playlist song, or make or share a social media post using the hashtag #toabsentfriends.
Find out more:
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/onli...
Find out more:
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/onli...
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Couldn’t be anywhere else
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Couldn’t be anywhere else
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There are lots of ways to take part in To Absent Friends (1-7 November). You can host an event or activity in your community, club, or organisation, or set up a simple remembrance wall or playlist. Check our guide for ideas, tips, and inspiration.
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/ideas/
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/ideas/
October 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
There are lots of ways to take part in To Absent Friends (1-7 November). You can host an event or activity in your community, club, or organisation, or set up a simple remembrance wall or playlist. Check our guide for ideas, tips, and inspiration.
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/ideas/
www.toabsentfriends.org.uk/content/ideas/
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There's still time to book your ticket for the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference, in Edinburgh on 12 November. Check out the full conference programme and secure your place here: www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/annu...
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
There's still time to book your ticket for the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care Annual Conference, in Edinburgh on 12 November. Check out the full conference programme and secure your place here: www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/annu...
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This is Finley. He has a rare genetic mutation that causes patches of different colors in his coat. It is completely harmless, but it does make him completely handsome. 14/10 (IG: jaktlabben.finley)
October 9, 2025 at 5:17 PM
This is Finley. He has a rare genetic mutation that causes patches of different colors in his coat. It is completely harmless, but it does make him completely handsome. 14/10 (IG: jaktlabben.finley)
Hope for the best, prepare for the rest, as we say in palliative care.....
🧵🚨
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
The UK’s independent scientific bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation - over the past 5 months I've been working with @martinmckee.bsky.social to map out their vulnerabilities and it's not good news.
Today our report is published!
www.ucl.ac.uk/policy-lab/n...
1/11
UK’s arm’s length public bodies are highly vulnerable to politicisation
Seven in ten Britons say it is important for top scientific institutions to be independent in exclusive new polling.
www.ucl.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hope for the best, prepare for the rest, as we say in palliative care.....
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This guy is in charge of US health care.
October 7, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This guy is in charge of US health care.
Hospice care is more than you think! #HospiceCareWeek
“I’ve been on this boat 20 years. It’s my home. I love it.” ⛵🧡
We’re sharing Barbara’s story as part of #HospiceCareWeek, to show that hospice care is more than you think – it’s about support at home and in the community, helping people live life their way. 🧡
willen-hospice.org.uk/barbaras-sto...
We’re sharing Barbara’s story as part of #HospiceCareWeek, to show that hospice care is more than you think – it’s about support at home and in the community, helping people live life their way. 🧡
willen-hospice.org.uk/barbaras-sto...
Barbara's story - Willen Hospice
Barbara is 81 and lives on her narrowboat in Milton Keynes. She's spent most of her life outdoors, through her work as a landscape gardener, Scouting with her
willen-hospice.org.uk
October 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Hospice care is more than you think! #HospiceCareWeek
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This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
October 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.
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If you're in Edinburgh and are interested in doing EASE now is your chance!
Do you live in or near Edinburgh? We have places available on two free EASE courses coming up in your area!
6 & 7 Oct, 10.30 - 3.30
Edinburgh Acting School,
Summerhall
8, 15, 22, 29 October, 10.30-12.30
Newington Trinity Church
Book your place: caroline@palliativecarescotland.org.uk
6 & 7 Oct, 10.30 - 3.30
Edinburgh Acting School,
Summerhall
8, 15, 22, 29 October, 10.30-12.30
Newington Trinity Church
Book your place: caroline@palliativecarescotland.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
If you're in Edinburgh and are interested in doing EASE now is your chance!
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A Univ of Edinburgh invitation to participate in online survey (15-20 minutes) about palliative care in humanitarian contexts: #palliativecare app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
Palliative Care Education in low-middle income country Humanitarian contexts: an exploration of Humanitarian Health Worker’s learning needs
Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A Univ of Edinburgh invitation to participate in online survey (15-20 minutes) about palliative care in humanitarian contexts: #palliativecare app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/edinburgh/...
These issues affect EVERYONE. Great free opportunities for people living in the north east of Scotland on this course (part-funded by SG) @nhsgrampian.bsky.social
Do you live in Grampian? Would you like to feel more comfortable and confident around death, dying and bereavement? Be better equipped to help friends or family who are caring, dying, or grieving? We have EASE courses coming up near you!
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/plan-illness-ease/
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/plan-illness-ease/
October 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
These issues affect EVERYONE. Great free opportunities for people living in the north east of Scotland on this course (part-funded by SG) @nhsgrampian.bsky.social