Introduction
Our vision: We are working to build a world where death, dying and bereavement are recognised and valued as an integral part of life, and everyone has the opportunity to die and grieve well.
An new vision for death and dying
Principles informing this work:
The Realistic Utopia
Networks of care lead support for people dying, caring, and grieving
The social and structural determinants of death, dying, and grieving are tackled
Conversations and stories about everyday death, dying, and grief become common
Dying is understood to be a relational and spiritual process rather than simply a physiological event
Death is recognized as having value
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Public Health Disrupted: Season 2, episode 4: Dignity, decency, dying
Welcome to the monthly podcast series from UCL Health of the Public presented by Doctor, writer and TV presenter Xand Van Tulleken and community health psychologist, UCL lecturer and self-proclaimed hippie Rochelle Burgess.
We’re calling this podcast Public Health Disrupted because that’s exactly what we want to do. We are going to be breaking down disciplinary, sectoral and geographic boundaries to really understand the diverse and complex issues impacting our health.
Survival of the Kindest August 2022
This week’s Survival of the Kindest podcast is a joint interview between Professor Allan Kellehear, Dr Libby Sallnow, Dr Richard Smith and myself. Richard was editor of the British Medical Journal for 25 years. Libby and Richard are lead authors in the Lancet Commission On The Value Of Death.
End of Life University April 2023
Learn about the important recent report from the Lancet Commission in the UK on the value of death and what each of us needs to do to help bring death back into life.
Lancet launch podcast February 2022
The story of dying in the 21st century is the story of paradox. Many people are overtreated in hospitals with families and communities relegated to the margins, at considerable cost. COVID-19 has meant people have died the ultimate medicalised deaths, often alone but for masked staff in hospitals and intensive care units, unable to communicate fully with family. But in other settings, including in some lower income countries, many people remain undertreated, dying of preventable conditions and without access to basic pain relief.
Lancet Value of Death Commission: Bringing Death Back Into Life (EN)
McGill International Palliative Care Congress (MIPCC) Oct 15-18, 2022 Title of Presentation: Lancet Value of Death Commission: Bringing Death Back Into Life (EN) Speakers: Libby Sallnow, PhD; Ros Taylor, MBE Date of presentation: Oct 21, 2022
Rebalancing death and dying: The Value of Community Power and Systems Science, Ratio.
In this webinar, Libby Sallnow, Co-Chair of the Lancet Commission summarises its findings and how they can be operationalised by Integrated Care Systems in partnership with the communities they serve. She is joined by Michael Little, an intervention scientist with a...
The Future of Dying: Creating a Network for Change
Building on the Lancet Commission Report on the Value of Death, St Christopher’s Hospice. 21st June 2022 https://youtu.be/dRqjkIPMBhw?si=PKScfLXoXpJ9fnR6
Commission Launch Webinar 31st January 2022
During this Lancet Webinar, listen to a discussion and debate on the value of death and how to bring death back to life. Hear from the Commissioner co-chairs, Richard Smith and Libby Sallnow, along with Commissioners and external experts to reflect on the Commission’s...
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