Dying Matters Awareness Week (6 to 12 May) focuses on ‘how we talk about dying matters’. This year’s national week comes as we’re a few months into a new project between our Palliative Care and A&E teams to improve care for palliative patients.

In the week of International Day of the Midwife (5 May) our Trust joined other healthcare organisations in highlighting the vital role of midwives. We employ 494 midwives and maternity care support workers who come from 54 different countries of origin.

Louise Hulbert, who had a stroke 10 years ago and now volunteers as a patient partner at our Trust, has raised £900 for our charity by completing a 5k walk in San Sebastian, Spain.