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“He’ll never notice me up here...😏” 📸 Tom Dracup

In April 2026, the State Pension age starts rising from 66 to 67. This will see thousands more terminally ill people miss out on the State Pension and face poverty as a result. Research we've commissioned at Loughborough University suggests that if working age people were to receive a State Pension level of income, it would lift over 9000 people out of poverty. We're calling for the government to act now to put this protection in place, before more people with a terminal illness are pulled into poverty. Read more in our latest blog 👉 mariecurie.org.uk/blog/state-pen… @mariecurieuk

📢Do you work in virtual wards / hospital at home services? Share your experiences for research which aims to improve access to medication. University of Southampton are investigating access to medication for people in the last year of life in these services, in a Marie Curie-funded research project. If you work in these services, we'd love to hear from you. 👉Please complete this short survey and share with colleagues. southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eF…

Join the next Mental Health and Wellbeing in Advanced Illness Network (MAIN) webinar - “Food for thought - How nutrition can impact mental health in advanced illness” Eating is never just about food. For people living with advanced illness, changes in appetite and weight can affect mental health in powerful ways. In this webinar, our speakers explore what food means when health is declining - how people cope, how families adapt, and how nutritional care can support mental wellbeing. Join us for a thoughtful conversation on the emotional and relational importance of food, and how we can better support patients and caregivers through compassionate, holistic care. 🗓 Date: Tuesday 27 January 2026 🕧 Time: 12:30-13:30 BST 📍 Online: Teams meeting 🔗 Registration: @2e9f06b0-1669-4589-8789-10a06934dc61" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">events.teams.microsoft.com/event/da93a019…

It’s time to end this ridiculous notion that cows are bad for the planet. It’s the exact opposite. Cows ARE environmentally friendly.

@susie_dent Aww, bless!! 😳 I'll stick with 'penguin'!!

For those in need of a smile, a reminder that one 19th-century name for a penguin was ‘arsefoot’.

BBC News - Antibiotic dispensing robot hailed as 'ground-breaking' bbc.com/news/articles/…

Many services are moving to digital. It opens new possibilities for accessibility & engagement. It also surfaces barriers - digital exclusion, loss of informal connection & systems that used to be relational that now feel transactional. A key issue is how we make digital transformation people-centred, participatory, & inclusive: 1) Design for inclusion, not just efficiency: systems that work for everyone — including people with limited digital confidence, without reliable internet access &/or those who rely on face-to-face connection 2) Move beyond ‘broadcasting’ to participation: design for real-time collaboration, idea-sharing & feedback 3) Build digital spaces that strengthen relationships: not just replacing old ways of working, but creating new forms of connection 4) Rethink what digital transformation really means: not just automating existing structures, but challenging them & decentralising control @noelito/beyond-moving-online-rethinking-digital-for-connection-inclusion-and-participation-2210844416e7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@noelito/beyon…. By @noelito

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I have covered presidential politics for 40 years. This was the most juvenile display by a President and Vice President I have ever seen. Other presidents treated their enemies with more respect. This is a low point and a dark day for the US.

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Write your country name if you still SUPPORT Ukraine ❤️

We’re excited to launch new research priorities for palliative and end of life care👇 In partnership with the @LindAlliance, @UCLPsychiatry and others, and co-funded with @ESRC and @mndassoc , we’ve established a refreshed list of research priorities. Following analysis of data from surveys and a workshop, people with lived experience of end of life care, including healthcare professionals, guided the creation and ranking of these new priorities. Read the blog and report to find out more about the process and priorities, and how they can shape future end of life care research. Blog - mariecurie.org.uk/blog/research-… Reports - #tab-65236" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">jla.nihr.ac.uk/priority-setti…

During #DyingMattersAwarenessWeek, we'll be sharing stories of death and dying in your community, culture or faith. 💙 📣 We want to hear from you. By sharing your story, you'll be helping someone think or talk about death and dying. Find out more: hospiceuk.org/our-campaigns/…

Because we want to be "productive", we may spend more & more time in "doing" mode (achieving goals & checking items off our to-do lists). But we may get better overall outcomes if we spend less time in "doing" & more time in "spacious" mode (pausing to see multiple possible choices, make wiser decisions, build interdependencies & relationships). 4 tactics to challenge the "busyness" of doing mode: 1) Give ourselves permission to pause 2) Train our minds to be more spacious 3) Build routines to make it safer to pause 4) Pause with other people who are supportive. hbr.org/2025/02/how-to…. Via @MeganReitz1. Graphic by @lianafinck.

🚨🚜🚨 Calling all UK farmers & members of the public: Monday 10th Feb Westminster, London. Tractors from all round the country will be descending on London to challenge IHT. They are not just fighting for themselves - they are fighting for everyone @FarmersToAction 🚜 A Fair Price for Farmer 🚜 A Fair Price for All Mon 10 Feb

Great opportunity to chat with youngsters about farming and food production.

@atensnut This is what caring should be about, ensuring individuals feel "cared" and respected through true compassion. Carers are often wonderful at doing this. Government/ Assembly, make note: investment is essential to ensure we get more of these wonderful carers in our communities.

A care worker surprised a 94 yo veteran with a pillow of his wife’s face after seeing him sleeping with her photograph. ❤️🥰

Understanding the shock, pain, and anxiety that comes after a terminal diagnosis is often best articulated through first-person stories. We speak to Matt Parkes about how he cared for his dad, Jeff, at the end of his life. artofdyingwell.org/podcasts/

It is essential that the perspectives of our oldest citizens & of experienced professionals who care for them are heard by the Committee considering the Assisted Dying Bill. Call @GeriSoc There's no room for assumptions here. Expert witness is essential.

You can now take part in a survey as part of evidence for the Palliative & EoLC Commission. Open to all …clinicians, researchers, families, carers. Please share widely & encourage groups you have contaxt with to have a say. palliativecarecommission.uk/submit-written…