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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 7d

Sad news about such a pioneer and legend who did so much for animal protection and scientific research - and was the very best of us. RIP

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 7d

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"Jane was more than a conservationist, she was a beacon of compassion for all life." 👏👏

'An extraordinary legacy': Tributes after chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies age 91 - follow live

The primatologist was a

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 8d

. @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social speaks to @healthcaretoday.bsky.social about how whether you are led by head or heart, changing the law on assisted dying is the right thing to do healthcaretoday.com/article/kim-...

Kim Leadbeater: “Changing the law is the right thing to do”

As one of the figureheads pushing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill into law, the Labour MP talks to Healthcare Today about safeguarding vulnerable people, the importance of making genuine ...

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 10d

On my way to #LAB25 and proud of how far @dignityindying.org.uk campaign has come in a year. #YesToDignity

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Compassion in Dying @compassionindying.bsky.social · 13d

“We provide a human connection in a disconnected system”

In this latest article from RCNi, specialist nurse Amber reflects on joining our clinical team and how prioritising people through phone-based support acts as a crucial safety net in end-of-life care.

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Helpline nursing: could you make the shift to a phone support role?

Helpline nursing may not involve direct patient care, but upholds the Nursing and Midwifery Council code by providing compassionate support, helping people navigate complex healthcare systems and clarifying confusing information about treatment options. A former NHS nurse and midwife who works as a helpline specialist nurse at the charity Compassion in Dying explains the difference between her former and new roles, and what nurses can expect in helpline roles, from crucial skills and the experience required to pay and work-life balance. She sees her role as ‘providing connection in a disconnected system’, helping people maintain dignity and control, even in a healthcare system under pressure. Includes practical tips for nurses who want to pursue a career in helpline nursing.

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 16d

Every stage the Bill clears brings us closer to the safe and compassionate assisted dying law that people across the country are calling for www.express.co.uk/news/politics/2110887/assisted-dying-campaign-law-second-reading-house-of-lords

Huge win for assisted dying campaign as law passes second reading in Lords

Peers spoke passionately for and against the legislation as the debate continued for more than five hours.

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 18d

"This has been a debate of the highest quality, probably the highest quality I have heard in 28 years in this House. Your Lordships brought passion, expertise and wisdom to the issue." Lord Falconer summing up yesterday's assisted dying Second Reading debate

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

The assisted dying Bill has received its Second Reading in the House of Lords and will progress to Committee Stage

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Falconer welcomes Baroness Berger's motion to set up a Select Committee following Second Reading and before Committee Stage

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Falconer is now concluding the debate by paying particular tribute to Peers on both sides who have drawn on their own personal suffering in their speeches

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Baroness Merron, Health and Social Care Minister states that the Government is neutral on the issue of assisted dying - and that her role is to continue to work with the Bill's sponsors as the Bill progresses

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Baroness Pidgeon is one of the many Peers drawing on personal experience in their speeches - her father in law would have wanted this choice, and she reinforces that it is not for the Lords to block this Bill

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Baroness Hayter reconfirms that this Bill is not about choosing to die, they are already dying. She sets out that Peers' task is to ensure the Bill achieves its ends with proper safeguards, and look for genuine improvements

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Baroness Whitaker has changed her mind in favour of assisted dying, as a result of the evidence. She would like to relieve her family, and herself, of intolerable suffering, so she asks how could she deny that for others

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Baroness Watkins, as a former district nurse, would like to encourage society to discuss and complete advance directives

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Cashman shares the words of someone facing death; his friend Elise who is facing the end of her life, and trying to find joy every single day. He asks on her behalf for Peers to vote for 'another way' for dying people

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

"palliative care cannot always relieve suffering" Lord Freyberg, and after weighing both sides, he will support the Bill

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Oates shares his experience of his terminally ill friend, who wanted more than anything to live, but who chose to take matters into his own hands to end his unbearable suffering because there was no choice of assisted dying available to him

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Moynihan talks of his grandfather who introduced the first assisted dying Bill in the House of Lords, but who died before its Second Reading. He supports the passage of this Bill, and the opportunities they have to improve it.

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Johnson supports the assisted dying Bill, which he reminds the Lords also has the mandate of the elected House. For him "the case for change, remains strong"

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

'Fellow peers said they were 'saddened' by Baroness May's comments' www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15114419/Lords-war-assisted-dying-ex-PM-Theresa-accused-distressing-terminally-ill-people-licence-kill-bill-jibe.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=social-twitter_mailonline

Ex-PM May 'distressed' terminally ill with 'licence to kill bill' jibe

The ex-Tory premier was told she had left dying people 'very distressed' with her description of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

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Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

"I pray that both of these institutions, which I hold so dearly for the importance of our role in public life, do not risk our legitimacy by claiming that we know better than either the public or the Other Place." Lord Carey on the Church and the House of Lords

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Carey has been on both sides of this debate, and now supports assisted dying. "The act of kindness and the art of healing is that of accompanying a pain ridden person to the point of death, alleviating their suffering"

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Markham would like to find a way to allow a kinder, safer death for dying Britons here, in their own country, in line with their own choices

Sarah Wootton @sarahwootton.bsky.social · 19d

Lord Sassoon feels strongly that the Bill must be returned to the Other Place, once it has had scrutiny in the Lords, and he hopes the Peers will give it a Second Reading