By encourage conversations on inclusive palliative and end of life care for LGBTQ+ people, this report is a vital resource for both individuals and organisations.

It identifies some of the key barriers facing LGBTQ+ people accessing palliative and end of life care.

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As its Patient Experience Week 2024, it wouldn't be right if we didn't thank our lovely therapy animal owners & their fluffy therapy pets. They all do so much for our patient and staff well-being University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT Pets As Therapy Therapy Dogs
We thank you all very much! 💛💙💛

With Dying Matters Awareness Week just around the corner (6-12 May), sign up to our newsletter to receive resources, updates and stories💛

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🗓️Just one week to go before our Caring in the Community event!

Attendees will be able to access free information & support, & make the most of free nature walks, a therapy room, live music & more🌳🎸

We look forward to seeing you on Friday 3 May from 9.30am - 3.30pm! 💙

Fantastic #DMAW24 Board SSU 😍

'It was special to be in a room with others who were also remembering somebody they loved.'

Grief isn't something to fix, diminish or take away. Judith and her sons attend St Barnabas Hospice's Light Up a Life event every year to remember George: ow.ly/6QvL50QcYwp

'This powerful video authentically captures the patients voice, reminding us never to allow patient-hood to eclipse person-hood. Within the often frightening labyrinth of modern medicine, this message has never been more timely...' Harvey Max Chochinov Video > vimeo.com/858800572

My session on the inequality that people in the LGBTQ+ community may face and how as professionals we can support their identity at end of life.

Amazing response from this room of professionals, which I hope has helped them to know how to open the umbrella🏳️‍🌈☔️🏳️‍⚧️UHDB Pride Network (LGBTQIA+)

Brilliant session from Jane Gregory one of our dementia Sisters.

Hearing a very moving patient story of when they were seen as in individual and NOT their diagnosis

All patients dying with dementia deserve dignity and identity in their end of life care

Great talk from Linda and Sarah from Treetops Hospice discussing a child’s perspective.
Thinking how to empower children to provide a sense of safety and security at such a difficult time as end of life.
We create inequality, whether we meant to or not, by trying to protect them

Starting our day DrClaudiaWhale talking about ethics.

Sharing a very emotive case study, which brought up ethical issues in order to do the right thing for the patient.

Her team provided such a peaceful death which could have been SO SO different and there lies the inequality

It’s our annual End of Life Care Professionals Study Day.

We have lots of interesting speakers and informative topics, exploring the the many inequalities people face in end of life care.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT UHDB End of Life Care team Lindsey Smith Jane @

'Please don’t wait. Speak to your loved ones and let them know your decision today”
This week is Organ Donation week and in Derbyshire there are currently 102 people waiting for a transplant. In Staffordshire that number is 125.

Read more here: bit.ly/3RtqRpw

There are 7,000 people in the UK waiting for an organ transplant, but only around 1,400 donors a year.

Confirming your organ donation decision is quick - you can do it while waiting for a bus 🚌, or during a lunch break 🥪.

Act now ➡️ orlo.uk/D74VH #OrganDonationWeek

This #OrganDonationWeek , we hope to inspire thousands more people to confirm their decision on the NHS Organ Donor.

It only takes 2 minutes but could save up to 9 lives.

Act now to save lives in the future ➡️ orlo.uk/eOmXg

It's #OrganDonationWeek , our chance to celebrate the precious gift of life! 💕

Confirming your decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register is the best thing you'll do today - it only takes 2 minutes but could save up to 9 lives.

Act now, here's the link ➡️ orlo.uk/nC4bu

Beautiful morning on Saturday for planting bulbs at the UHDB Healing Garden in memory of loved ones who are no longer with us University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT #DMAW23

Last week Thursday as part of #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek our Wellbeing cafe was joined by Jorden Gerring (She/Her) 🏳️‍🌈 an End-of-Life Care Facilitator from University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS FT
Thanks to Jordan for coming and sharing information and helping with the conversations around death and dying

Lori 🌻🌼🌻🌼🌻 We are so sorry. Maybe this will help. There are no stages of grief, just a messy tangle. 🧡