This is a networking event for people in Scotland who are interested in promoting more openness about death, dying and bereavement. Organised by Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief, the event will provide delegates with opportunities to:

hear about Scottish initiatives relevant to promoting openness about death, dying and bereavement
share ideas for developing work in this area in the future
network with people who share an interest in this area

Programme

12.30pm

Registration, Tea & Coffee

1pm - 1.10pm

Welcome and scene-setting

Mark Hazelwood, Chief Executive, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

1.10 – 1.30pm

Who’s in the room?

A chance to learn about other delegates, their interests and enthusiasms – everyone gets 30 seconds to say who they are and why they are here.

1.30 – 1.45pm

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief – where have we been and where are we going?

Mark Hazelwood, Chief Executive, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

1.45pm – 2.30pm

Sharing recent (and ongoing) Scottish work:

Supporting people with learning disabilities with death, dying and bereavement

Diane Willis,School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University

A Whole School Approach to Loss and Bereavement

Jane Kelly, Health Improvement Senior, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde and Jane Miller, Education Facilitator, Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.

Encouraging nursing students to talk more openly about death and dying

Lynn Griffin, University of Dundee, School of Nursing and Health Sciences

2.30pm – 2.50pm

Tea & Coffee

2.50pm – 3.35 pm

How can we make the most of Dying Matters week 2016?

A short presentation looking back over the last three years of Dying Matters awareness weeks, followed by an opportunity for delegates to share thoughts, ideas and plans for next year, and to influence how GLGDGG works to make the most of awareness week 2016.

3.35pm – 4pm

To Absent Friends: a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance.

Rebecca Patterson, Policy & Communications Manager, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Reflecting on activities that took place as part of last year’s festival, outlining plans for this year's festival, and exploring how people and organisations can participate.

4pm – 4.20pm

Planning and sharing

A chance for delegates to make plans and share ideas for participating in this year’s To Absent Friends Festival, and to apply for grants to support activity.

4.20pm - 4.30pm

Summary and Close

Mark Hazelwood, Chief Executive, Scottish

Partnership for Palliative Care

Life, Death, Grief gets practical