In this Radio 4 episode of Doctor Doctor, Dr Phil Hammond explores the life of palliative care specialist Dr Rachel Clarke. She discusses the importance of compassion at the end of life in an NHS overwhelmed, the lack of funding for palliative care and the lessons the pandemic should teach us about the importance of end of life planning.

From his vision for end of life care at Somerset ICB, to the impact of his Catholic upbringing on his own preparations for death, Dr Bernie Marden shares his personal and professional views on how death is, and should be accepted as a part of life. 

With GPs in short supply and an NHS overrun, many advanced care planning conversations aren’t happening early enough, leading to a perfect storm of poor end of life outcomes for patients. Dr Mark Luciani describes how he suffered burnout and moral injury but has returned with an innovative solution.

In his second interview with Part of Life, ex-President of the BMA, Sir Al Aynsley Green shares his wife’s journey through dementia and calls for compassion to be at the heart of end of life care planning.

Award winning biophilic designer and artist, Kate Bond, has been commissioned to bring nature into some of the largest hospices and hospitals in England and Wales. In this interview she shares her views on the power of nature in healthcare settings. Watch the video.

Ahead of the UK premiere of More than Ever, we caught up with Cannes award winner, Vicky Krieps to discuss death literacy in Hollywood and the power of film to change our perceptions of death and dying.

Gill May, Chief Nurse BSW ICB shares her childhood experience of caring and how it fuels her passion for integrated end-of-life services.

A candid interview with Beth Nielsen Chapman on her personal journey through loss, grief and illness and the power of music to heal.