The Covid 19 pandemic has shone a light on a conversation we are not having. It’s not very British to talk about death and dying. In her TEDxNHS Unlocked talk, Rachel Clarke demystifies palliative medicine. Sharing the joy, beauty and cheekiness which can be found in a specialty which can’t ‘fix the problem’.
We recognise that for some, these are highly sensitive and emotive topics. If you are affected by the conversation, please reach out to one of the organisations or support mechanisms signposted below:
Dying Matters resources (large array of advice, supporting resources and short films) www.dyingmatters.org/page/resources-talking-about-death-and-dying
Good Life Death Grief (they have worked with various partner organisations to produce a variety of resources relating to deteriorating health, death, dying and bereavement).
www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/content/online_resources/
NHS End of Life Care information www.nhs.uk/conditions/end-of-life-care/what-it-involves-and-when-it-starts/
Hospice UK support www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/clinical-and-care-support/family-and-carers
Mind Bereavement resources www.mind.org.uk/information-support/guides-to-support-and-services/bereavement/about-bereavement/
Filmed and edited by Paul Burt
Additional camera by Nick Turner
Sound recordist Marco Iavarone
Before going to medical school, Dr Rachel Clarke was a television journalist and documentary maker. She now specialises in palliative medicine, caring deeply about helping patients live the end of their lives as fully and richly as possible - and in the power of human stories to build empathy and inspire change.
Rachel is the author of three Sunday Times bestselling books. Breathtaking, just published, reveals what life was really like inside the NHS during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Dear Life, shortlisted for the 2020 Costa Biography Award and long-listed for the 2020 Baillie Gifford Prize, is based on her work in a hospice. It explores love, loss, grief, dying and what really matters at the end of life. Your Life in My Hands documents life as a junior doctor on the NHS frontline.
Twitter: @doctor_oxford Instagram: doctoroxford This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
12 сен 2024
