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Research Report – No Barriers Here: for people excluded by identity, culture, ethnicity and race
23 May 2023
Research Report – No Barriers Here: for people excluded by identity, culture, ethnicity and race

In March 2023, No Barriers Here published a research report based on a two-year qualitative study led by The Mary Stevens Hospice, in partnership with Dudley NHS Foundation Trust and […]

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Weston-super-Mare Community Network
13 March 2023
Weston-super-Mare Community Network

We recently visited Weston-super-Mare to deliver No Barriers Here facilitator training for Dr Lucy Selman, Associate Professor in Palliative and End of Life Care, and members of the Weston-super-Mare Community […]

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The Mary Stevens Hospice scoop national 3rd Sector Care Award
13 March 2023
The Mary Stevens Hospice scoop national 3rd Sector Care Award

The Mary Stevens Hospice has won a prestigious national award for ‘Development and Innovation’ at the Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards on Friday 3rd March. The ‘No Barriers Here’ team […]

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Personalised advance care planning through art-based methods for people with learning disabilities- NHS England Case Study
30 January 2023
Personalised advance care planning through art-based methods for people with learning disabilities- NHS England Case Study

In the UK, there are more than 1.5 million people with a learning disability, many of whom experience health inequalities, a lower life expectancy, and die avoidable deaths. In fact, […]

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“I want Paul there at the end because he knows me. He’s my staff and my friend.”
14 December 2022
“I want Paul there at the end because he knows me. He’s my staff and my friend.”

Earlier this year, MacIntyre Charity ’s Dying to Talk Project Lead, Rachel Furniss, attended No Barriers Here facilitator training at The Mary Stevens Hospice. Since then, MacIntyre Charity have facilitated […]

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‘It’s more than rainbows in receptions’
12 December 2022
‘It’s more than rainbows in receptions’

The Marie Curie Research Impact Fund has awarded the Mary Stevens Hospice funding to improve equity in palliative care for LGBTQ+ people. It is recognised that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, […]

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Doing things differently, sharing power and holding to account: the evolution of No Barriers Here
29 November 2022
Doing things differently, sharing power and holding to account: the evolution of No Barriers Here

The European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC) aims to promote palliative care and to act as a focus for all those involved in the field. EAPC invited Gemma Allen and […]

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<strong>Weston-super-Mare Community Network</strong>
13 November 2022
Weston-super-Mare Community Network

We are exceptionally excited to be involved in a new Weston-super-Mare consortium, led by Dr Lucy Selman, Associate Professor from the Centre for Academic Primary Care and Palliative and End […]

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<strong>No Barriers Here Community of Practice meeting</strong>
1 November 2022
No Barriers Here Community of Practice meeting

Today, we hosted our first No Barriers Here Community of Practice meeting for our trained facilitators. What a meeting! We heard from ACP Nurse for Learning Disabilities, Phoebe Mooney, and […]

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