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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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<strong>New ‘Inspire resource for ICBs’</strong>
14 October 2022
New ‘Inspire resource for ICBs’

Today, sees the launch of the new ‘Inspire resource for ICBs’ developed in response to the Health and Care Act 2022, Palliative Care mandate. We are delighted to be included […]

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<strong>Public Health Palliative Care International Conference 2022 and launch of No Barriers Here ICER film</strong>
22 September 2022
Public Health Palliative Care International Conference 2022 and launch of No Barriers Here ICER film

It was a great honour and pleasure to attend the 7th Public Health Palliative Care International Conference 2022 in Bruges. The conference was organised by the End-of-Life Research Group of […]

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<strong>September 2022- Great British Care Awards</strong>
1 September 2022
September 2022- Great British Care Awards

No Barriers Here have been nominated and shortlisted for the Great British Care Awards for the West Midlands Region in the Palliative and End of Life Care category. We are […]

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No Barriers Here: Identity, culture, ethnicity and race
1 September 2022
No Barriers Here: Identity, culture, ethnicity and race

The Mary Stevens Hospice has joined forces with Solihull based media production company, Zebra Digital, to produce a film focused on their current No Barriers Here study with people excluded […]

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