"The experience of a visitor to Ward 33"

I was privileged to be with a close friend in Ward 33 when the Consultant came to tell my friend that she was dying (she already knew). The Consultant was absolutely brilliant.. a master class in sensitively conveying the fact that treatment was failing, and not likely to improve. In a really empathic manner they made it clear that she could stay in hospital or opt for hospice at home.. which my friend was keen to do.

I am a retired NHS psychologist......I could only watch in admiration the Consultant's clinical skill, and their total focus on what was best for my friend.

Please tell them so !!