Programme Manager End of Life Care NHS Executive. All views are my own as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, nurse, teacher.
Wales, United Kingdom
Joined February 2011
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Maria Parry π retweeted
Lovely night at the #NhsWalesAwards2026 where our #FutureCarePlanningCymru project got a Finalist Award in the sustaining quality category. 10 years on from winning the Quality Improvement category, when things were starting out in 2016 with #TalkCPR. Digital Future Care Plan flag on Welsh Clinical Portal became a reality this year.
Great night, massive diolch the organising team.
Maria Parry π retweeted
Delighted to have contributed to the RCPβs Med+ 2026, taking place on 23β24 Nov at Regent's Park, London
My session is available to watch ahead of the live event & Iβm speaking in the palliative care session on Future Care Planning in Cymru.
Find out more and explore the programme:
Med+ 2026 β 23β24 November
rcpconferences.co.uk/med-pluβ¦
#MedPlus2026 @RCPhysicians @RCPWales
Maria Parry π retweeted
New article out in Medicine Journal @ElsevierConnect describing some of our Future Care Planning work sciencedirect.com/science/arβ¦
Maria Parry π retweeted
π¨ Winter will be tough for terminally ill people and their families. Todayβs budget was an opportunity for the government to ease that pressure.
But the support people and services urgently need was missing. There was no specific investment in end of life care and no social energy tariff announced.
Maria Parry π retweeted
Looking forward to speaking at SPPC Conference 2026 this afternoon in Edinburgh. Always fab to be back in Scotland. @Palliative_Scot #FutureCarePlanningCymru
palliativecarescotland.org.uβ¦
Maria Parry π retweeted
Approaching tomorrow's anniversary of the disaster at Aberfan, much has rightly and importantly been written and said about what we have learnt and what we must still learn and do.
For me it's a reminder, among so many other things, of the need for good bereavement care.
Maria Parry π retweeted
What a fantastic day 1
Great day 1 at the All Wales Palliative Care Conference in Aberystwyth. Amazing work being shown from right across Wales. Well done to the organising committee from BCUHB Specialist Palliative Care. @PallCareCymru #palliativecare #allwales #networking #Aberystwythuniversity
Maria Parry π retweeted
A privilege talking about Future Care Planning at 23rd National Welsh Palliative Care Conference at Aberystwyth University. Big uptake in use of e-FCP upload function on Welsh Clinical Portal since launch this year
#PallCareCymru
@pallcarecymru @VW98765 @MParry442 @BakerIdris
Maria Parry π retweeted
Any clinician with access to WCP. You will need to ask your IT to add the Upload functionality for Future Care Plans in Welsh Clinical Portal. Our admins also have access and can upload the pdfs of scanned forms such as ADRTs, DNACPRs, LPAs etc
Maria Parry π retweeted
I am relieved the Bill has fallen. I was, and am, neutral on the principle of assisted death. But this was a bad bill, at an awful time.
I will gladly work with colleagues to think about what a better bill might look like, that takes on board the serious concerns of expert groups.
In the meantime, letβs focus on improving palliative care, fixing gaps and reducing inequalities.
Maria Parry π retweeted
Dont forget to book in our annual Advanced Ethics in Palliative & End of Life Care webinar & gain CPD points!
@dr_mary_miller @BakerIdris
Programme available on our website: shorturl.at/VuPI6
18 Sept 2026 |π»Virtual
#PalliativeCare #EndOfLifeCare #CPD #Ethics #BookNow
Maria Parry π retweeted
γγγγ¨γγγγγΎγ What a privilege to present our Future Care Planning Cymru work at the 5th SCPSC 2026 in Sapporo, Japan. Huge interest in this topic worldwide, and similar challenges in talking about the latter phases of life. Have learned a lot. Arigatou gozaimasu
Maria Parry π retweeted
How about introducing a Private Members Bill to provide equitable access to palliative care across England and Wales? Rather than starting with a Private Members Bill for Assisted Dying? The sequence would be hugely important, given that so many cannot access basic care.
Maria Parry π retweeted
Australia pals,
I'm packing.
Sydney June 2nd - 8th
Adelaide June 9th -12th
Details of live events below.
I would love to say hello, do join us if you can!
Maria Parry π retweeted
It's #DyingMattersWeek
This year, the theme is 'talking about dying.'
Here's your assignment:
1. Send this video to 3 people.
2. Watch it (4 mins)
3. Discuss what you learned. Let us know what you discover about dying & about each other's insights!
bit.ly/TheosDFB
Maria Parry π retweeted
Assessment and Management of Lower Limb Injuries
1 Day Course - 8 CPD Hours
For more info: mkupdate.co.uk/course/assessβ¦
Contact Us:
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Maria Parry π retweeted
Are we getting a skewed understanding of dying from the stories that gain media attention?
I was delighted and honoured to be invited to close the day at End Well 2025 @endwellproject
Here's my take.
bit.ly/EndWellStorytellers
Maria Parry π retweeted
Remember: fear sits in the dark hole of 'not knowing.'
The more we understand, the less there is to fear.
To watch, type bit.ly/DyingTED into your browser.
Let me know whether it brings you any new insights.
Maria Parry π retweeted
This image by my friend @mlalanda is reproduced all over the Internet without attribution, sometimes even claimed by other artists.
Why?
Because it is brilliant.
#GraphicMedicine at its finest: so many deep ideas captured in two panels.
Let's share it widely, with her name on it.
