Niki Read

Work: #HELPApp #HealthyEndofLifePlanning #PublicHealthPalliativeCare #LTU #deathliteracy. Life: #bluemountains #artist #birdlover #mumlife #MIECATMastersstudent

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@CalebWilde Hey Caleb, is this your picture? I am looking for original attribution! Cheers from an FD down under

[Campaign to End Loneliness @EndLonelinessUK]

It is #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek. This year the theme is #loneliness.
People who are lonely are more likely to experience mental ill health, and people with mental health conditions are more likely to be lonely.
#IveBeenThere

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@drjulianabel @EndofLifeStudy 2/2, the majority of CD workers, the majority of volunteers. And the men in their high paid positions and ivory towers will sit back and mansplain how to do THE WORK! Julian, you know better than this. Gender is a real issue here, just ask any of the women around you.

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@drjulianabel @EndofLifeStudy And yet still, it is predominantly women who take the reigns in developing a compassionate community, who do the grass roots work, who attend the meetings and spend the hours paving the pavement building relationships, all whilst being the majority of primary carers 1/2

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@jowoodSW @MelissaJBloomer People often need more support than what they can access through the very necessary medical system.

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

Your thoughts please. 1. I’d like to open a discussion about how we can bridge the gap between those that WE know could benefit from the support of an EOL Doula but are so close to the medical model, that they feel doulas are woo woo or wishy washy or touchy feely!

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@jowoodSW @MelissaJBloomer Not at all. I’ve worked closely with both and they complement each other well, with the doula providing non-institutionalised care.

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

This Saturday is Dying to Know Day - a campaign that encourages people to have important conversations about death and dying. This join us this week as we share interesting #deathliteracy facts and share conversation starters in the lead up to #d2kday

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

We run Dying to Know Day every year to encourage community conversations about death & dying. This year due to Covid, we're focusing on conversations with family & friends & sharing conversation starters. Share your ideas here: https://t.co/EuzHxsDspd #d2kday

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Have you heard of a 'Before I Die Wall'? It's a global art project that encourages people to think and reflect on their life and what they'd like to experience before they die. There's a few happening as part of #d2kday Check our events page for details: https://t.co/Zq4iFAjgN3

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

Some incredible online events on today for #d2kday...
- Explore some of Australia's most remote and fascinating cemeteries through a virtual tour!
- Take part in an online grief information session tonight
All event details here: https://t.co/Zq4iFAjgN3

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

Ain’t got no. Nina Simone

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

What songs would you choose?
Share your end of life conversation starters here: https://t.co/jTJ1TEdg3D
@GroundSwellAus #d2kday

[#LeadOnNCDs @WePublicHealth]

This week @GroundSwellAus is building #deathliteracy and covering #D2KDay on 8 August. Warm thanks @susanbbiggar for covering #PatientEngagement, #PatientCentredCare – and #PandemicKindness last week

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@MerrynGott @CerebralNurse Oh my ❤️

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@MerrynGott Are you wondering if it’s not the word but the role that could be inaccessible? I know it IS massively financially inaccessible to many.

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@EmmaCClare @livingwelldying Yes! It’s time isn’t it!

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@MarkHohenberg @palliverse @Elissa_Campbell @anzsgm @GeriSoc My role at GSP is to support the building of bridges between medical and non medical, and finding language to do this is part of it, so that we can have a non-binary solution/offering where we all work together. Tell me more @MarkHohenberg what words may help?

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@MarkHohenberg @palliverse @Elissa_Campbell @anzsgm @GeriSoc It’s such a big act of imagination to come at the role, particularly when closely aligned with medical model, there was a gp and nurse in this last family ‘getting in the way’ of the care that the person wanted. Hospital is best kinda thing.

[Niki Read @NikiRead1]

@gemma_allen1 Even ‘soul’ is a term that can put others off. I’d love to see the role described &visible in more accessible ways, I’d love this midwifing to be more accessible. I’ve just activated an experienced team to support a family but they couldn’t come at it due to language 😳