If you’re in London, pls consider visiting the EMBED-Care Dementia Journeys exhibition Science Gallery London. Meet the ‘dedicated, hidden activists, who hold the hands and identities of those they love’. Beautiful, poignant, inspiring #SeeDementia
#DieWithABreathOfLove
#SparklingMoments

This piece makes many excellent points. Concern around assisted dying legalisation is valid and real, and deserves our deepest thought and scrutiny. Not snide ‘jokes’ about granny killers.

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Around four in 10 (41%) think not enough NHS resources are allocated to palliative care, the survey also found.

Ethnic disparity & trust issue is shocking
22% of those from ethnic minority groups said they have not heard of palliative care

Thanks for sharing Prof Katherine Sleeman

65% of adults in the UK are worried about access to palliative care, a Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care at King's 💙 YouGov poll shows.

The findings also show disparities in knowledge around palliative care and #AssistedDying between White and ethnic minority groups ⬇️

kcl.ac.uk/news/65-of-adu…

Dismissing legitimate concerns re safeguarding in relation to assisted dying proposals as 'pearl clutching' shows how some campaigners really don't understand how difficult safeguarding around this will be. It's horribly tone deaf.

mirror.co.uk/news/politics/…

Will you be in London this weekend? Do you know someone with dementia? Portraits by me! kcl.ac.uk/events/dementi…

Majority of UK adults are worried about access to palliative care.

independent.co.uk/news/uk/pallia…

This is something not often spoken about wrt assisted dying / assisted suicide. Our current law is not (as many assume) at one end of a spectrum. (whole thread is v interesting and helpful)

Do the public support assisted dying / assisted suicide?

In the latest Dignity in Dying poll:

35% ‘strongly support’ legalising Assisted Dying, 40% ‘somewhat support’

61% want Parliament to make AD legal

48% say AD should be available on NHS

43% want their MP to vote for AD

There is much I agree with here. Legalisation of assisted dying /assisted suicide would indeed be an immense change in the fabric of our society. We must scrutinise the potential harms and how to mitigate them, not sweep them under the carpet. Safety must be the highest priority.

What a fantastic launch for #dementiajourneys Science Gallery London last night. Curated by @timharrison_we_live_here , portrait photography by @allie_crewe , poetry by @therealmancpoet and comics by YOURS TRULY. #graphicmedicine

New exhibition reveals stories of caring for loved ones dying with dementia

london.sciencegallery.com/blog/new-exhib…

Fabulous launch of #dementia journeys exhibitions at Science Gallery International showcasing all the brilliant work from the EMBED-Care team. Let’s talk about dementia and palliative care. Liz Sampson Prof Catherine Evans Prof Katherine Sleeman UCL Marie Curie CSI Palliative Care Economic and Social Research Council Marie Curie EOLC Alzheimer's Society

Visit Science Gallery London before 22nd June to see Dementia Journeys: Towards Better End of Life Dementia Care. Part of the EMBED-Care programme, led by UCL and King’s, the exhibition brings together art, activism & research, beautifully highlighting the power of public engagement

If the Scottish Assisted Dying Bill passes, there will be places in the UK where people can access assisted dying, but not specialist palliative care.

Think about it.

A truly wonderful & inspiring exhibition telling the stories of carers of people with dementia through photography, illustrations and poetry. Exceptional seeing art and science collide to inspire thinking, engagement and conversations. Check it out 👇👇 london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/dem…

The Dementia Journeys exhibition Science Gallery London showcases the fantastic work by Prof Katherine Sleeman & Economic and Social Research Council funded EMBED care team. With public & policy engagement as its golden thread it highlights the value of arts based methods to understand & communicate lived experience

What a fantastic evening - launch of #dementia journeys Science Gallery International to showcase all our EMBED-Care research! Open until 22.6 go have a look! Liz Sampson Prof Catherine Evans Prof Katherine Sleeman UCL Marie Curie CSI Palliative Care UCL Primary Care & Population Health