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Lucy Bleazard
@lucybleazard.bsky.social
NIHR ACF in Palliative Medicine @ Leicester 🩺👩🏼‍⚕️
Northern, alto, lover of musical theatre and tea 🫖
⭐ New Paper Alert! ⭐

Alpha-Stim AID Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) for Anxiety in Chronic Breathlessness: A Qualitative Exploration of Feasibility, Usability, and Acceptability www.scirp.org/journal/pape...
Alpha-Stim AID Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) for Anxiety in Chronic Breathlessness A Qualitative Exploration of Feasibility, Usability, and Acceptability
Background: Anxiety is common in people living with chronic breathlessness. Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) with the Alpha-Stim Anxiety, Insomnia, Depression (AID) has evidence of effectivene...
www.scirp.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The final results of a national survey of practice on assisted ventilation withdrawal in MND are out! You can read the paper (open access) here! ⭐

Thank you to the almost 100 healthcare professionals who submitted their accounts of the withdrawal process 🙏

spcare.bmj.com/content/earl...
Assisted ventilation withdrawal in motor neuron disease: updated results
Introduction Patients with ventilator-dependent motor neuron disease (MND) may request withdrawal of their assisted ventilation. Facilitating this process as a healthcare professional (HCP) can be emo...
spcare.bmj.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Just found out I passed my British Sign Language 101 exam! Feeling super excited to start 102 now 🎉
January 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
When you’re looking through the first 100 results of your search strategy and find a review of the thing you were hoping to review…. 🙃
a little girl is sitting on an orange slide with the words " i 'm done " above her
ALT: a little girl is sitting on an orange slide with the words " i 'm done " above her
media.tenor.com
December 31, 2024 at 5:21 PM
Reposted by Lucy Bleazard
🚨 Tonight, ITV, 8.30pm 🚨

Don't miss @danielhewittitv.bsky.social's investigation into the underfunding crisis in UK palliative care. With MPs debating assisted dying, this just couldn't be more important.

Thank you @itvx.bsky.social for inviting me to contribute.

www.itv.com/watch/news/k...
www.itv.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Reposted by Lucy Bleazard
Really pleased to say I am
presenting an ITV programme on hospice and end of life care.

Since my mum received hospice care a decade ago I’ve been investigating the state of the sector and its lack of funding.

Keeping Care Alive: Hospices in Crisis? will air on ITV, 8:30pm, Thursday 28th November
November 19, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Really enjoyable 2 days at the #NIHRAMC24 conference - especially the Lego building! Lots to think about re: impact from beginning to end.
November 20, 2024 at 1:24 PM
Made the transition from Twitter to Bluesky after 15 years on the app! Hoping to post about palliative medicine research and to reach colleagues much easier! 🩺👩🏼‍⚕️
November 20, 2024 at 1:13 PM
A harrowing read. Supporters of AD wish to minimise suffering at the end of life, but there is so little data on the experience of patients who have chosen AD that the risk of inflicting further harm, pain, and distress is huge. We simply don’t know enough to pass this bill.
November 20, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Reposted by Lucy Bleazard
Why I think that an assisted dying law, as proposed in the Leadbeatter Bill, is not based on an evidence base and could go profoundly wrong
My article in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
The uncomfortable truth about assisted dying
Throughout all the questions, there is a baseline assumption that assisted dying will likely mean a smoother and calmer death. But does it?
www.spectator.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 7:01 PM