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Compassionate Communities East
Death Literacy Learning Resources
2023
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A short animation by Emily Downe, and voiced by Dr Kathryn Mannix, guiding you gently through the process of dying.
CREDITS Written and voiced by Dr Kathryn Mannix Directed and designed by Emily Downe Animated by Martha Halliday Music and sound by Jan Willem de With Produced by Theos with thanks to The Fetzer institute
The LifeBook is a free booklet where you can write important and useful information about your life, from who insures your car to where you put the TV licence.
Working in communities to support each person to experience the end of life and death that they choose alongside their friends and family.
Article discussing: "The importance of boosting understanding and awareness of death, dying and bereavement in Northern Ireland."
What is the Planning Ahead tool?
This tool explains the kinds of decisions many people wish they had prepared for, and it gives you various options to think about.
https://advancecareplanning.org.uk/planning-ahead
Dying Matters is a national campaign hosted by Hospice UK. They work in partnership with grassroots communities around the UK and supports a week of events annually in May that aim to get people talking and sharing stories openly about dying and grief, to reduce the associated stress, stigma and social isolation that can accompany end of life experiences and long-term caregivingm, bereavement and grief.
Read the full article
Factsheets and further details on:
*Education and training
*Places of Care
*Policy and Guidance
*Inequalities
Last days and hours; Symptom management; Communication and emotional support; Recognising emergencies in palliative care