International Consultant in Psychosocial Palliative Care supervisor,therapist and lecturer. supporter of Grief Encounter Love opera and choral music.
St Albans. UK
Joined September 2013
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Pam Hester Firth retweeted
This is FALSE. People with mental disorders are not excluded- just can't be their main reason. KL conflates mental disorder with mental capacity. Obviously she has no idea about care for suicidal people & no interest in proper safeguards for the vulnerable theguardian.com/society/2025…
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Naz Shah MP (@NazShahBfd): If the safeguards fail even once, no one in this house would be able to say we did not see this coming. “That is not compassion, that is abandonment”.
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Dr Neil Hudson MP (@DrNeilHudson): About 70% of end-of-life care is delivered outside the NHS, largely by charities. There is something deeply wrong about this. Shouldn't we address palliative and hospice care before we go anywhere near this assisted suicide Bill?
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
A tour de force of a speech from @danfrancis02.
He rages at the absurd idea that the Mental Capacity Act is a sufficient safeguard for the learning disabled. He quotes @doctor_oxford @JamillaHussain1 @mencap_charity @EHRCChair @rcpsych and @TheLawSociety
True Labour values ❤️
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
Tom Fletcher's speech last night to the UN Security Council will go down as one of the great historic speeches of our times. Top marks to the BBC and the editor of R4 PM for having the initiative & courage to run all 12 minutes at the top of the PM programme this evening.
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Danny Kruger is correct. I’m not opposed to assisted dying, in principle.
But I am opposed to half-truths, hyperbole, spin and celebrity endorsement being used to drive law change. Especially when that law change puts the most vulnerable in our society at risk of wrongful death.
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
Strong statement from @rcpsych “We cannot support the Terminally Ill Adults Bill”
rcpsych.ac.uk/docs/default-s…
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I was one of many who recommended in written evidence that everyone requesting assisted dying should have - at minimum - a palliative care assessment.
Lack of capacity is not a reassuring reason to reject this amendment.
Palliative care can alleviate a wish for hastened death.
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
Our friends @StAchoralsoc are giving a fabulous concert at 7.30pm on Saturday 16 November @StAlbansCath – such a brilliantly wide-ranging programme from Bach via Poulenc to Duruflé and with some world class soloists. Go if you can ...
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Pam Hester Firth retweeted
The start of @BusheySO's 50th Anniversary season is at 3pm tomorrow, 10 November, at the Clarendon Muse, Watford WD18 7JA
Fabmusic by Saint-Saens, Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Mozart with @arianakashefi cello and conductor @GeorgeVass19.
Details & tickets here: busheysymphony.org.uk
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
Fascinating reporting from @jessicaelgot digging into breadth of Commons sentiment not just on assisted dying but flaws in the process.
MPs’ opposition to assisted dying bill grows amid criticism of lack of debate | Assisted dying | The Guardian theguardian.com/society/2024…
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
Whether or not laws on assisted dying are introduced, the government funding model for our struggling hospice and end of life care system must be urgently reviewed 👇
theguardian.com/society/2024…
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But what if the suffering that drives some people into finding life unbearable is avoidable, unnecessary suffering?
Suffering that could & would be alleviated - if only UK palliative care services weren’t a threadbare patchwork of appallingly underfunded inadequacy? 1/3
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
Six month prognosis criterion is hugely risky and a palatable entry point into making #AssistedDying legal, so that it is more acceptable in the public eye. Interview for @guardian
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Assisted dying is in the spotlight as MPs consider a bill this month.
Hospice UK is neutral on a change in the law. Regardless of the outcome, we believe it's crucial to ensure everyone has access to quality end-of-life care and to consider all details in this complex debate.
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
“…somebody with a terminal condition and very little time left has only BAD options” says @kimleadbeater
Err..palliative care can be a GREAT option if ONLY it was more widely available
AD law may change - but huge investment in palliative care is critical
#AssistedDying
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
We are delighted to announce that Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester is the new Patron of Cruse Bereavement Support. Read more here: ow.ly/F5sX50TmGpq
*photo credit - John Swannell
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"There is an urgent need for support for the hospice sector so that it can step up and support the Government to shift more care into the community."
Katie Reade, our Head of Policy and Public Affairs, reflecting on Lord Darzi's report on the state of the NHS in England.
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
People who die by suicide are not defined by that death. Like everyone, they too had lives rich with laughter, love, and people who cared for them. Team at SpeakTheirName.org launching their new website for people bereaved by suicide. Deeply moving pages celebrating wonderful lives, along with life-saving learnings. Visit the site TODAY. #SpeakTheirName #RememberingLovedOnes #BereavementSupport #SuicidePrevention #YouAreNotAlone
Pam Hester Firth retweeted
Published today! Our final Marie Curie Better End of Life report.
This is the largest nationally representative (England and Wales) post-bereavement survey since the 2015 VOICES survey.
mariecurie.org.uk/globalasse…
