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Awareness Week highlights

This year's Dying Matters Awareness Week was our most successful yet, reaching more members of the public than ever before. We round up just a few of the highlights from the seven days.

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Millions leaving it too late

Research commissioned for Dying Matters Awareness Week shows the majority of people in Britain have not made any plans for their end of life.

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GP training DVDs

Dying Matters has produced two DVDs aimed at boosting the confidence of GPs in initiating and progressing end of life conversations.

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Be Ready For It

Here are five simple steps you can take which will help you live - and die - well.

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Final Tweets

Stephen Fry and Alastair Campbell were among hundreds of people who shared their Final Tweets with us during Dying Matters Awareness Week. Here's a round-up of some of the best so far.

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Find Your 1% campaign

Helping GPs deliver quality end of life care

Order resources

Our resources cover a wide range of topics relating to end of life care and bereavement. Use them to help you engage and educate your community.

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Don't leave your funeral to fate

Do you want people to mourn your loss or celebrate your life? Perhaps you envisage a knees-up at your local - or maybe a picnic at your favourite beauty spot. Share what you want with My Funeral Wishes.

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Your stories

Sharing your experiences can help others deal with theirs.

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Need support?

What to do before and after a death.

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Latest News

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West Midlands hosts major conference on end of life care

Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust and the Dying Matters Coalition are holding a major national conference on end of life and bereavement care on Friday (17 May) as part of Dying Matters Awareness Week.

First GP practices win accreditation for quality end of life care

Seven GP practices are the first in the country to be awarded Gold Standards Framework (GSF) accreditation for excellence in end of life care.

Dying Matters champion records new song

Mandy Paine, one of the National Council for Palliative Care and Dying Matters' most avid supporters, has recorded a second song to raise awareness of our work.

Baroness Neuberger to chair Liverpool Care Pathway review

The review of how the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is being used in practice is to be chaired by crossbench peer Baroness Julia Neuberger, Care and Support Minister Norman Lamb has announced.

Taking care of the future in Lewisham

Residents from across Lewisham in South East London came together this week at a packed council chamber at the local Town Hall to discuss the importance of taking care of the future and planning ahead on end of life issues. Dying Matters Communications Director Joe Levenson, pictured, reports.

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Final Tweets: reflecting on the end of life

If you could send one Final Tweet, what would it say? Something witty, something inspiring, something poignant or prophetic?

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Photography exhibition

'Small Actions, Big Difference' is on tour. This powerful, poignant photography exhibition captures the seemingly minor actions that can make a huge difference to people at the end of life

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5 Things you can do to die well

Dying Matters Awareness Week starts on Monday 13th May. Here are five simple steps you can take which will help you live - and die - well.

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I Didn't Want That

Don't miss our poignant and powerful film highlighting why it's so important to make your end of life wishes clear.

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Events Calendar

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2013
27 May

Life, death and doughnuts

A Death Cafe drop in session in Bury St Edmunds.

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2013
30 May

Taking care of your future

Age UK Haringey in partnership with Gentle Dusk, ‘Taking care of our future’ life planning and awareness day. One-to-one sessions with our peer educators for free advice & information on the benefits of making a will. How to set up a Power of Attorney. How to tell loved ones your wishes. Free 30 minute presentations on future care planning, Thursday 30 May 2013, 10.00 - 1.00pm.

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2013
05 Jun

Being-There-for-the-Other Skills

Visiting someone who is seriously ill or who is actually on their deathbed can be very challenging. How do you respond to questions such as: ‘Why me?’ or ‘Jesus will be waiting for me at the gates of heaven, won’t he?’ Do you encourage someone who seems to be ‘in denial’ to face the fact that they’re dying? These and other issues will be sensitively explored in this workshop facilitated by Maneesha James and Sudheer Niet.

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2013
07 Jun

Dying to Live

Dying to Live... a beautiful weekend workshop suitable for anyone facing death in the next 90 years!

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2013
20 Jun

Cruse Children and Young People Bereavement Awareness Training

City YMCA, London

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