Tag Archives: death

Do we care enough to ask what is behind the biggest recent annual rise in death rates?

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Julia Manning

The Telegraph lead with provisional statistics from the ONS this morning on the steepest annual rise in death rates since the second world war. They are right that alarm bells should be ringing, and urgent questions should be asked: Is … Continue reading →

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Legal High Lies

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Julia Manning

It was terribly sad listening to the bother of a “legal high” victim on the radio this morning. The now banned N-Bomb LSD copycat drug had left his brother severely brain damaged and dependent on 24 hour care for the … Continue reading →

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GPs discussing death should not be taboo

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Julia Manning

Blogpost from Daily Mail, 19th October 2012 Dame Cicely Saunders is ranked alongside Aung San Suu Kyi, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandella in former Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s book ‘Courage: Eight Portraits’. Dame Cicely spent eleven years … Continue reading →

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An incredible testament

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Julia Manning

The doctor came into the crowded room and turned off the ventilator. He twisted the monitor around so that we couldn’t see it. He walked out silently. A long 10 minutes would be an understatement. Ben struggled to breathe, fluid … Continue reading →

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