Demystifying Death Week 2024
Taking place across Scotland from 6-12 May, Demystifying Death Week is about shining a light on death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. We are encouraging people to get involved by holding in-person and online events that bring death, dying and bereavement into the limelight.
Below is a list of events registered so far - these pages will be updated over the coming weeks. If you are organising an event that you'd like us to feature, please get in touch.
COMFRT and COFFEE
Organised by the Royal Alexandra Hospital Critical Care End Of Life Quality Improvement Group
Tuesday 7th May 2024, 3-4pm
Lecture Theatre 2, RAH
This event is open to RAH staff.
As part of Demystifying Death Week the Critical Care End Of Life QI Group will be hosting a COMFRT and COFFEE afternoon session for any staff who would like to attend.
WHAT IS COMFRT & COFFEE?
A forum for reflection and support in Critical Care for all members of the MDT including doctors of all grades working in ICU, HDU and Palliative care, ACCPs, nurses of all grades working in ICU and HDU, AHPs, administrative staff and members of the Organ donation services team.
Comfrt & Coffee is an informal, confidential, supportive forum for all staff to access.
Why this?
It is a forum that to allow staff time to debrief and reflect following any significant events or any deaths in Critical Care, and to highlight any learning or improvements we can make in our practice for patients their families and staff. The meetings are chaired by either an ICU Consultant or a Palliative Care Consultant or a Senior Nurse in Critical Care.
In Critical Care we have a COMFRT & COFFEE quarterly or more often if required but would like extend the invitation to ALL STAFF WITHIN THE HOSPITAL for this session.
If you are interested in coming along, please RSVP to michelle.murphy@ggc.scot.nhs.uk just to allow us to ensure we have enough cake.
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Organised by Glasgow East End Community Carers
Tuesday 7th May 2024, 1:00-3:00pm
Glasgow East End Community Carers Hub
This event is for the Glasgow East End Community Carers.
Glasgow East End Community Carers are invited to come together at "Speaking of Death: the Carers Cafe".
This will be a chance to chat informally about topics such as:
Is there really a taboo about death, dying and bereavement in Scotland?
What things do you think make for a good death?
What song or music would you like at your funeral and why?
This event will be facilitated by Jenny Watt, HomeFirst Manager for NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.
Information Stalls
Organised by Child Bereavement UK
Various times and locations - see below
These events are open to the public.
Child Bereavement UK will be hosting information stalls in the following locations during Demystifying Death Week:
- Tuesday 7th: Gartnavel General, Glasgow
- Wednesday 8th: Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley
- Thursday 9th: Inverclyde Royal, Greenock
- Friday 10th: St Enoch Centre, Glasgow
This is to raise awareness of CBUK’s offer in Scotland and in particular the staff support offer for NHS GG&C staff.
Find out more about Child Bereavement UK here.
"Much Ado About Dying" Screening - The Birks, Aberfeldy
Organised by Cosmic Cat Films
7th May 2024, 7.00pm
The Birks, Aberfeldy, 1 Dunkeld St, Aberfeldy PH15 2DA
This event is open to the public.
Cosmic Cat Films are proud to launch the new film "Much Ado About Dying" in cinemas across Scotland to coincide with Demystifying Death Week.
The film is a gloriously eccentric and thought provoking look at what it means to live. The award-winning documentary follows long-retired actor David Newlyn Gale, living in an unsuitable flat, sustaining himself on cans of soup, keeping himself warm with a small army of electric heaters and battling a mice infestation with toothpaste. The film presents an intimate, occasionally funny and ultimately moving portrait of a solitary life and a quietly critical assessment of the inadequate resources available in the UK for a rapidly ageing population.
Join us for this special screening followed by a panel discussion with ex-counsellor Lesley Wilson, Humanist Celebrant Brian Hawkins, Church of Scotland Minister Neil Glover, and Solicitor Alexander Innes from J & H Mitchell W.S.
Book your tickets here.
"Much Ado About Dying" Screening - Eden Court, Inverness
Organised by Cosmic Cat Films
From 7th May 2024
Eden Court, Bishops Rd, Inverness IV3 5SA
This event is open to the public.
Cosmic Cat Films are proud to launch the new film "Much Ado About Dying" in cinemas across Scotland to coincide with Demystifying Death Week.
The film is a gloriously eccentric and thought provoking look at what it means to live. The award-winning documentary follows long-retired actor David Newlyn Gale, living in an unsuitable flat, sustaining himself on cans of soup, keeping himself warm with a small army of electric heaters and battling a mice infestation with toothpaste. The film presents an intimate, occasionally funny and ultimately moving portrait of a solitary life and a quietly critical assessment of the inadequate resources available in the UK for a rapidly ageing population.
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