Dying Matters Awareness Week will take place 6 – 12 May 2024. Events are happening across Hertfordshire and west Essex.
You can find out more about the week and events in other areas on the Hospice UK website.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Tuesday 7 May – wellbeing hub in the main corridor of the Lister from 10.00-14.00, staffed by the Specialist Palliative care education team and the Butterfly Volunteer service. Come and ask any questions you have about end of life care.
Wednesday 8 May – for National Advance Care Planning Day, come and talk about lasting power of attorney and making plans ahead of a final illness.
Thursday 9 May – the main corridor of the Lister – 10.00-14.00, staffed by the Tissue viability team to talk about the importance of skin care at the end of life.
Hertfordshire County Council
The Community Learning Disability Nursing Team will be releasing Daily posters with examples of ways they can support conversations about end-of-life during Dying Matters Week as a way of raising awareness.
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care
Rennie Grove Peace Hospice Care will have a stand in the main foyer of Watford General Hospital, with a focus on Advance Care Planning. The stand will be open from 11-2 on Wednesday 8 May, next to the Macmillan information centre.
Hospice of St Francis
The HoSF Education Team at The Hospice of St Francis will be hosting the following workshops to support the upcoming Dying Matters Week.
Please see below for further details:
1) Workshop 1 Starting the Conversation (more information on workshop 1 here).
2) Workshop 2 – The Patient Journey (more information on workshop 2 here)
3) Workshop 3 – Caring for Carers (more information on workshop 3 here)
Garden House Hospice Care
Garden House Hospice plans to have detailed conversations with attendees during ‘Dying Matters Week’ regarding ‘what patients would want for themselves and their loved ones’ at weekly wellbeing hubs across North Hertfordshire & Stevenage.
Isabel Hospice
7 May – The Good Grief Gathering
14.00 – 16.00, Ware Priory, SG12 9AL
Afternoon tea is provided.
For anyone who has experienced grief or for anyone who wants to understand how to support someone who is grieving.
For details and booking please click here.
8 May – Why Language Matters in Palliative Care
13.00 – 15.00 via Zoom
Explore why language matters in palliative care. For all health and social care professionals who have discussions with or who are supporting palliative patients.
For details and booking please click here.
9 May – Dying Matters: Never say Die? How do I Talk about Death and Dying?
14.00 – 16.00 via Zoom
An online session on how to talk about death and dying. Open to all including members of the public.
For details and booking please see the Isabel Hospice website.