Palliative Care conversations

Episode

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  Legal frameworks supporting palliative and end of life care 21.04.2026 45mnt

  This is a conversation with a Solicitor - Heledd Wyn - revisiting some of the issues arising from and posed by the legal frameworks in the UK. Our first conversation was during COVID-19 so it was fascinating to reflect now in 2026 on what, if anything has changed as a result of that experience. Although this is a UK law based conversation, the topics are still of interest and relevance to an international audience.
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  Conversation with Kathryn Mannix - 2025 15.04.2026 37mnt

  Fiona Rawlinson catches up with Kathryn Mannix - recorded in 2025 - discussions about aspects of public conversations about dying and palliative care
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  The Terminally Ill Adults ( End of Life) Bill and the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum February 2026 - 23.02.2026 35mnt

  The Terminally Ill Adults ( End of life) Bill continues to be reviewed and discussed. Fiona Rawlinson discusses some of the issues relating to Wales with Professors Emyr Lewis and David Jones
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  Global Palliative Care Delivery - a conversation with Ben Simms 15.01.2026 38mnt

  Prof Fiona Rawlinson talks with Ben Simms - CEO of Global Health Partnerships [ formerly THET] about the challenges and opportunities for developing partnerships in palliative care and the potential for collaborative learning.
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  Professor Mark Taubert and Fiona Rawlinson - December 2025 update on the AD BIll 15.01.2026 27mnt

  Mark and Fiona catch up with the progress of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as it stands at the end of December 2025.
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  it's all about communication' - a conversation with Kathryn Mannix from February 2021 09.12.2025 46mnt

  This is a conversation recorded in February 2021 - when the pandemic was still challenging the way we thought about communication and dying. Kathryn's book , " With the end in mind" was published and her second book "Listen" was about to be published. We have listened again in 2025 and ,as a prelude to a new recording, we felt that this had so many points still universally relevant that it was worth re-releasing. We hope you agree!
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  Financial Toxicity in palliative care part 2 Dr Saurabh Joshi 14.05.2025 21mnt

  Fiona Rawlinson discusses further and future aspects of Dr Joshi's work on financial Toxicity
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  Financial Toxicity in palliative care - part 1- Dr Saurabh Joshi and Fiona Rawlinson 14.05.2025 38mnt

  Fiona Rawlinson talks with Dr Saurabh Joshi about his work developing a strategy to manage the financial burdens of cancer treatment in India . The information is relevant across the world in different settings. This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion, recorded in February 2025
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  April 2025 Discussion 2 about the Terminally Ill Adults [ End of Life] Bill 25.04.2025 18mnt

  a follow up discussion between Professors Mark Taubert and Fiona Rawlinson about the progress and current situation of the Terminally Ill Adults [End of Life Bill]
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  The role of CEO of a hospice [ Liz Booyse , City Hospice, Cardiff] 26.03.2025 27mnt

  Liz Booyse, CEO of City Hospice Cardiff and current Chair of Hospices Cymru discusses the role with Fiona Rawlinson. Recorded 24 Feb 2025
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  Communication skills - responding to questions about end of life issues 03.03.2025 6mnt

  Fiona Rawlinson and Catriona Seed [CNS] share experiences about some of the usual questions about end of life from patients, families and carers.
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  Discussing aspects of communication in palliative care with Professor Carl Johan Furst 21.02.2025 39mnt

  this was a wide ranging discussion about terminology and language and its meaning for palliative care patients.
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  Everything you ever wanted to know about Nausea and Vomiting but were afraid to ask 21.02.2025 37mnt

  Profs Fiona Rawlinson and Mark Taubert discuss a whistle stop tour of nausea and vomiting . Recorded Feb 2025
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  February 2025. Discussions about the Terminally Ill Adults [ End of Life) Bill England and Wales 21.02.2025 22mnt

  as the discussions about the Terminally Ill Adults ( End of Life) Bill for England and Wales are underway and evidence is being presented which will shape the final Bill, Professors Fiona Rawlinson and Mark Taubert discuss some of the current issues
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  Communication skills - adapting for different communication in COVID-19 - Jan 2021 13.01.2021 30mnt

  Dr Sian Gallard and Dr Fiona Rawlinson discuss the practical impact of changes in communication style that have been needed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic . Useful links:  Dr Clea Atkinson - you tube video on Communication skills in PPE - https://youtu.be/tZ8DGZx7x20 Communication skills - Cardiff 6 point toolkit and adaptations - DOCUMENT in Media https://wordpress.com/media/sharingpalliativecare.org Professor Mark Taubert - delivering bad news by phone or video link - https://www.bevancommission.org/post/dr-mark-taubert-bevan-exemplar-delivering-bad-news-by-phone-or-video-link some of the research work and evaluation that has been done around the Cardiff 6 point toolkit ( Nikki Pease) - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337301287_Paramedics_and_serious_illness_communication_training
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  Making a transition from face to face to online teaching 06.01.2021 20mnt

  Dr Sian Gallard discusses the changes that were necessary for face to face education to move to online during 2020 with Dr Fiona Rawlinson 
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  DNACPR in covid times - Dr Mark Taubert - recorded in March 2020 with Dr Fiona Rawlinson 28.10.2020 17mnt

  the website Mark mentions during the conversation is talkcpr - http://talkcpr.wales/
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  Oncology Reflections in covid 19 27.10.2020 33mnt

  discussion with Dr Ricky Fraser from Velindre Hospital , Cardiff about the changes and impact of covid19 on oncology services 
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  covid 19 - a nursing home perspective 28.08.2020 38mnt

  we talk with Mrs Becci Roberts about the experiences of covid19 in a nursing home 
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  Communicating in covid times - conversation with Dr Mark Taubert 28.08.2020 32mnt

  Here is some information that was discussed during the podcast  http://TalkCPR.wales .. Shared Understanding (versus Shared Decisions) , this essay by Zoe Fritz  is quite useful:  https://medium.com/death-dying-and-digital/dnacpr-and-shared-understanding-46a5a8a82d4f Our Wales DNACPR policy: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/researchandresources/publications/sharingandinvolvingaclinicalpolicyfordonotattemptcardiopulmonaryresuscitationdnacprforadultsinwales The ‘treatment ladder’ concept:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y52YwLcVQQs For better preparation, there are new NHS Wales resources for Advance and Future Care Planning, can be found here: http://www.wales.nhs.uk/researchandresources/publications/nhswalesadvancefuturecareplans