Palliative Care conversations
This podcast began as a series of episodes on health care and palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic, presented from a community perspective by Dr Fiona Rawlinson, Dr Elise Lang, and Dr Rachel Lee. It has since grown into a platform for broader conversations about palliative and end of life care. The episodes are aimed mainly at health and social care professionals and may include references to other resources. The content is shared under a Creative Commons license.
Episodes
Frailty - Professor Antony Johansen
Professor Antony Johansen discusses the concept of frailty. The sources discussed are; Fried LP, Tangen CM, Walston J, Newman AB, Hirsch C, Gottdiener J, Seeman T, Tracy R, Kop WJ, Burke G, McBurnie MA; Cardiovascular Health Study Collaborative Research Group. Frailty in older adults: evidence for a phenotype. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2001 Mar;56(3):M146-56. doi: 10.1093/gerona/56.3.m146. PM
Legal frameworks supporting palliative and end of life care
This is a conversation with a Solicitor - Heledd Wyn - revisiting some of the issues arising from and posed by the legal frameworks in the UK. Our first conversation was during COVID-19 so it was fascinating to reflect now in 2026 on what, if anything has changed as a result of that experience. Although this is a UK law based conversation, the topics are still of interest and relevance to an inter
Conversation with Kathryn Mannix - 2025
Fiona Rawlinson catches up with Kathryn Mannix - recorded in 2025 - discussions about aspects of public conversations about dying and palliative care
The Terminally Ill Adults ( End of Life) Bill and the Welsh Government's Supplementary Legislative Consent Memorandum February 2026 -
The Terminally Ill Adults ( End of life) Bill continues to be reviewed and discussed. Fiona Rawlinson discusses some of the issues relating to Wales with Professors Emyr Lewis and David Jones
Global Palliative Care Delivery - a conversation with Ben Simms
Prof Fiona Rawlinson talks with Ben Simms - CEO of Global Health Partnerships [ formerly THET] about the challenges and opportunities for developing partnerships in palliative care and the potential for collaborative learning.
Professor Mark Taubert and Fiona Rawlinson - December 2025 update on the AD BIll
Mark and Fiona catch up with the progress of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as it stands at the end of December 2025.
it's all about communication' - a conversation with Kathryn Mannix from February 2021
This is a conversation recorded in February 2021 - when the pandemic was still challenging the way we thought about communication and dying. Kathryn's book , " With the end in mind" was published and her second book "Listen" was about to be published. We have listened again in 2025 and ,as a prelude to a new recording, we felt that this had so many points still universally
Financial Toxicity in palliative care part 2 Dr Saurabh Joshi
Fiona Rawlinson discusses further and future aspects of Dr Joshi's work on financial Toxicity
Financial Toxicity in palliative care - part 1- Dr Saurabh Joshi and Fiona Rawlinson
Fiona Rawlinson talks with Dr Saurabh Joshi about his work developing a strategy to manage the financial burdens of cancer treatment in India . The information is relevant across the world in different settings. This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion, recorded in February 2025
April 2025 Discussion 2 about the Terminally Ill Adults [ End of Life] Bill
a follow up discussion between Professors Mark Taubert and Fiona Rawlinson about the progress and current situation of the Terminally Ill Adults [End of Life Bill]
The role of CEO of a hospice [ Liz Booyse , City Hospice, Cardiff]
Liz Booyse, CEO of City Hospice Cardiff and current Chair of Hospices Cymru discusses the role with Fiona Rawlinson. Recorded 24 Feb 2025
Communication skills - responding to questions about end of life issues
Fiona Rawlinson and Catriona Seed [CNS] share experiences about some of the usual questions about end of life from patients, families and carers.
Discussing aspects of communication in palliative care with Professor Carl Johan Furst
this was a wide ranging discussion about terminology and language and its meaning for palliative care patients.
Everything you ever wanted to know about Nausea and Vomiting but were afraid to ask
Profs Fiona Rawlinson and Mark Taubert discuss a whistle stop tour of nausea and vomiting . Recorded Feb 2025
February 2025. Discussions about the Terminally Ill Adults [ End of Life) Bill England and Wales
as the discussions about the Terminally Ill Adults ( End of Life) Bill for England and Wales are underway and evidence is being presented which will shape the final Bill, Professors Fiona Rawlinson and Mark Taubert discuss some of the current issues
Communication skills - adapting for different communication in COVID-19 - Jan 2021
Dr Sian Gallard and Dr Fiona Rawlinson discuss the practical impact of changes in communication style that have been needed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic .
Useful links:
Dr Clea Atkinson - you tube video on Communication skills in PPE - https://youtu.be/tZ8DGZx7x20
Communication skills - Cardiff 6 point toolkit and adaptations - DOCUMENT in Media https://wordpress.com/media/sharingpal
Making a transition from face to face to online teaching
Dr Sian Gallard discusses the changes that were necessary for face to face education to move to online during 2020 with Dr Fiona Rawlinson
DNACPR in covid times - Dr Mark Taubert - recorded in March 2020 with Dr Fiona Rawlinson
the website Mark mentions during the conversation is talkcpr - http://talkcpr.wales/
Oncology Reflections in covid 19
discussion with Dr Ricky Fraser from Velindre Hospital , Cardiff about the changes and impact of covid19 on oncology services
covid 19 - a nursing home perspective
we talk with Mrs Becci Roberts about the experiences of covid19 in a nursing home
Communicating in covid times - conversation with Dr Mark Taubert
Here is some information that was discussed during the podcast
http://TalkCPR.wales ..
Shared Understanding (versus Shared Decisions) , this essay by Zoe Fritz is quite useful: https://medium.com/death-dying-and-digital/dnacpr-and-shared-understanding-46a5a8a82d4f
Our Wales DNACPR policy:
http://www.wales.nhs.uk/researchandresources/publications/sharingandinvolvingaclinicalpoli
The ICU narrative in covid times
Discussion with Dr Mark Smithies - a critical care anaesthetist from Cardiff about perspectives from intensive care units during the covid 19 pandemic .
Some links were discussed during the podcast for support for patients and relatives:
http://cardiffcriticalcare.co.uk/patients-and-relatives/information-booklets/
https://icusteps.org/
https://www.yourcovidrecovery.nhs.uk/
Support for
Palliative care in the community in covid times
Dr Elise Lang and Dr Rachel Lee are GP's working in Cardiff. They are joined by Dr Fiona Rawlinson to discuss palliative care issues in the community in Cardiff in spring 2020
Preparing for community deaths through covid - accessing medication
Dr Elise Lang and Dr Rachel Lee discuss some of the preparations that GP's have been involved with in terms of accessing medication in Wales for community deaths during the coronavirus pandemic . They are joined by Dr Fiona Rawlinson
Grief in the community during covid 19
Dr Elise Lang and Dr Rachel Lee discuss aspects of grief and bereavement in the community during covid19 with Dr Fiona Rawlinson - Consultant in Palliative Medicine
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