An article I wrote for the @guardian on the pressures of having to be overly positive - and some of the inherent dangers
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Well done @Annabel_C_Price !

I know it’s not the main issue just now but….when you recall Russell Brand was once invited to give evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee (on drugs)….maybe celebrity isn’t a good basis for giving advice to Parliament/Govt.

Not the only example.

🚨 🚑 Dying people shouldn’t have to spend their precious final weeks in the back of an ambulance or waiting in a busy A&E.

But sadly, our new research with @KingsCollegeLon shows a 20% increase in visits to Emergency Departments made by people at the end of life between 2014 and 2023 in England.

Today, we brought #PalliativeCare to the #EuropeanParliament.
Equitable access, patient voice, education, political engagement, #FutureCarePlanning & lots of patient/carer engagement work was presented, incl our work in #NHSWales @PallCareCymru & @VelindreCS
Merci, Diolch & Thank You fo@AurelijusVeryga @EAPCvzw @HokkaMinna @MetteNeergaard @MariusCiurlioni #HealthEquity @Velindre @VelindreTrust

Delighted to have contributed to the RCP’s Med+ 2026, taking place on 23–24 Nov at Regent's Park, London
My session is available to watch ahead of the live event & I’m speaking in the palliative care session on Future Care Planning in Cymru.

Find out more and explore the prog4 November

rcpconferences.co.uk/med-plus-2026

#MedPlus2026 @RCPhysicians @RCPWales

Watched Withnail last night. You will be treated to quotes today.

Esther Rantzen’s daughter telling bare faced lies about why Assisted Dying isn’t law on Jeremy Vine. Said the vote was timed to ensure key MPs were in Ukraine. No mention of principled objections. Pure conspiracy theory. Claimed her mother never centred herself in her campaigning. This kind of deception pollutes our politics.

Earlier this month, for our European Association for Palliative Care @EAPCvzw Board of Directors meeting, we visited Serbia. We had a wonderful reception in Belgrade, and it was fascinating talking to local palliative care clinicians & researchers about their work. Belgrade is a warmething that has remained on my mind is the presence of a single red chair in Belgrade's massive Sava Conference Centre, contrasting with the remaining thousands of blue chairs. It is the spot where Tito usually sat during official congresses, summits, and cultural events after the venue opened in 1977. A fascinating reminder of history & perhaps one that serves to reflect on decision making best being taken in a collaborative way, not by one sole individual. #PalliativeCare

New article out in Medicine Journal @ElsevierConnect describing some of our Future Care Planning work sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Edinburgh Uni campus near Arthur's Seat on a sunny autumn day in Scotland

Very special conversation with a very special human.

Our interview with @DeliaOnline - Episode 2 of The Amol Rajan Connection - is out now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.

Thanks for your time.

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Will AI help us, augment us, or hinder? I will be mentioning @DrDMacaskill 's book during my talk today at SPPC Conference in Edinburgh #palliativecare #FutureCarePlanning #tech

#AI will shape the future of #care. The question is whether it will deepen #dignity, rights and humanity, or diminish them. My new book explores the choices ahead. #TheHumanFutureOfCare #AI #SocialCare

Looking forward to speaking at SPPC Conference 2026 this afternoon in Edinburgh. Always fab to be back in Scotland. @Palliative_Scot #FutureCarePlanningCymru
palliativecarescotland.org.uk/content/annual…

Clip of today's Guy Garvey programme discussing my Bowie palliative care letter with @ShaunUsher plus a reading by Jarvis Cocker

Later today, Jarvis Cocker on his @BBC6Music radio show may be reading out my letter to Bowie (10 years old now) about palliative care. A reminder of when he read it out last ✉️ 💌 ⏬️ m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sj-_ZO…

Nice tones of pink in today's Glass Gem corn cob I picked 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌽

Professional bodies must punish doctors involved in the #DeathPenalty. Doctors must not draft execution protocols. Med schools should teach this clear ethical line. US anaesthetist @joel_zivot writes after Christa Pike scandal bmj.com/content/395/bm… #MedicalEthics @bmj_latest