Duncan Still is a GP with a difference. He has a long-standing interest in holistic and integrative approaches to healthcare… Read more

Victor Olliver is an award winning journalist and a long time ago, trained as a lawyer. But around the age… Read more

Taking part in a discussion with eldercare campaigner Marion Shoard on Woman’s Hour yesterday was one of the scarier moments of my life. … Read more

For the past few days I have had a beautiful mooring under the dappled shade of a gorgeous plane tree,… Read more

Jane Morrell and Simon Smith set up Green Fuse twenty years ago. It’s been a long journey from setting up in… Read more

By chance this morning, I ended up having a long telephone conversation with Sheila, a friend I haven’t spoken to… Read more

I loved the royal wedding last Friday. A truly magical occasion, and – rare these days, sadly – I felt… Read more

A recent survey commissioned by the Dying Matters Coalition (set up by the National Council of Palliative Care to promote… Read more

It’s back! My one weakness (although my husband would argue fervently that I have more) is my passion for MasterChef…. Read more

Yesterday I took part in a mega Handel’s Messiah sing-along, prepared and performed in just one day. Conducted by David… Read more

It’s been quite a journey for Pete Lawrence from the days of Cooking Vinyl and creating the Big Chill music festival to igniting the… Read more

According to Governmental, main-stream media and even some religious party-lines, we are ‘at war’ not just with Covid-19, but with… Read more

The difference between genuine end-of-life experiences and drug-induced hallucinations is clear to nursing staff and to patients. People who have… Read more

Many people are now making an Advance Directive which stipulates what kind of end of life care they would like to receive if… Read more

I have now had a chance to reflect on my concern over Liz Kershaw’s Sunday Times article (20th Feb), Cause of… Read more

Talking about Dying BBC: How to Have a Good DeathChannel 4: It Helps to TalkDying Matters(National coalition, which aims to… Read more

I received a message on the answer phone last Thursday from BBC1’s Sunday morning programme, The Big Questions. Would I… Read more