No Barriers Here© works with and alongside communities who experience health inequity and structural vulnerability to address systematic barriers and share our learning with healthcare professionals, stakeholders and providers to improve palliative and end of life care for all.
No Barriers Here is a unique and innovative approach to advance care planning for people and communities who experience inequity accessing palliative and end of life care. It was originally co-produced with people with learning disabilities in 2019 and uses arts-based methods to support people to think about advance care planning, whilst ensuring the process is inclusive and accessible. Many people who are marginalised often do not have the opportunity to plan for the end of life. This may be due to systematic barriers, socio-economic factors or a lack of confidence from healthcare professionals. We believe that everyone has the right to receive equitable palliative and end of life care. If you plan ahead and share your wishes for the end of life, it is much more likely that people will understand what matters most and support you in your decision making.
Since 2019, we have worked in co-production with underserved communities as part of No Barriers Here, creating safe and inclusive places within the community for a less verbal yet more equitable approach to advance care planning.
And that’s a wrap!!! Lovely morning filming the third @NoBarriersHere Film at @MSHospice
Thank you Ben @ZebraDigital_TV for agreeing to work with us again and everyone involved!
Louisa, Lynne & Tim from @mariecurieuk & @THTorguk spent some time yesterday being interviewed by @ZebraDigital_TV for our new #NoBarriersHere film 🎥
They shared how they’ve used No Barriers Here for #palliativecare research about older people living with HIV.
Advance care planning: a thread
Brilliant ways to support advance care planing discussions: @VictStuProject @NoBarriersHere
Check them out! Co-produced by people with learning disabilities!
Fab to host @NoBarriersHere Training at @MSHospice today with @JedJerwood, the final ‘home’ based delivery of 2024 for us!
A joy to welcome colleagues from @SwbConnectedPC @Compton_Care @PTHospice @GSTTnhs @Sue_Ryder @mariecurieuk @SomersetFT & more!
Welcome to our movement
Good questions @drkathrynmannix
We’d be very happy to support you @scotgovhealth and consult on how to provide an equitable approach to your #PalliativeCare Strategy consultation.