Dying Matters Week events | News and events

The local NHS, hospitals and hospices are coming together to encourage all communities to get talking in whatever way, shape or form works for them about dying through a range of events as part of Dying Matters Week 2025 (5-11 May).

For more information about local palliative and end of life services please visit our dedicated page.

Peterborough

Community Butterfly Volunteer Service

Come along to the stall and meet the Community Butterfly Volunteer Service which supports patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition. 
When and where: Tuesday 6 May: Main Atrium, Peterborough City Care Centre, Thorpe Road PE3 6AP. 10am to 2pm.
Tuesday 6 May: Tesco Hampton, Serpentine Green Peterborough PE7 8BE 10am to 2pm. 
Wednesday 7 May: Cavell Centre, Bretton Gate. Peterborough, PE3 9GZ. 10am to 2pm.

Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice

Drop into this community engagement event, the following services will be available for you to speak to. Clinicians from Hospice at Home, Impatient Unit 10am – 2pm.
Grief Kind Space and Thorpe Hall Volunteer Coordinator 10am – 12pm. 
Community Butterfly Volunteer Service 12pm - 2pm.
When and where: Tuesday the 6 May,10am – 2pm, Tesco Serpentine Green, Peterborough, PE7 8BD.

Dying Matters Week: Cake and conversation

Let's start a conversation about death, dying and grief. It's not always talking, but talking about dying matters. Join the Specialist Palliative Care and Chaplaincy teams for a chat and find out what support services are available to colleagues, patients and relatives.
When and where: Wednesday 7 May and Thursday 8 May. 11am to 1pm. Peterborough Atrium, Peterborough City Hospital, Edith Cavell Campus, Bretton Gate, Peterborough PE3 9GZ.

Cultural Perspectives on Dying

Cultural Perspectives on Dying Led by Kishor Ladwa and colleagues from Bharat Hindu Samaj Mandir Temple. The session will be available both in person and online, allowing wider access for those who wish to attend. If you're interested in attending please book via this link
When and where: Wednesday 7 May 2pm to 3:30pm. Thorpe Rd, Longthorpe, Peterborough PE3 6LW.

 

Cambridgeshire 

Alan Hudson Centre information event (Wisbech)

Come along and meet the staff at the Alan Hudson Centre (an Arthur Rank Hospice Charity Service), providers of palliative care and oncology services in Wisbech. You can ask questions about death and dying and what services are available. There will also be stands on RESPECT (a process which creates a personalised recommendation for a person’s clinical care and treatment in an emergency) and advice on LPAs and finance planning.
When and where: Tuesday 6 May: Wisbech Park Pavillion, Wisbech, PE13 3AH. 11am to 1pm.

Dying Matters Week: Cake and conversation

Let's start a conversation about death, dying and grief. It's not always talking, but talking about dying matters. Join the Specialist Palliative Care and Chaplaincy teams for a chat and find out what support services are available to colleagues, patients and relatives.
When and where: Tuesday 6 May Wednesday 7 May. 11am to 1pm. Hinchingbrooke Atrium, Hinchingbrooke Park Rd, Huntingdon PE29 6NT.

The Culture of Dying Matters at Papworth Hospital

Please join the team in the main atrium of the Royal Papworth Hospital where they will be asking questions based on the roll of a dice about death, dying and bereavement across cultures and offering a space for the sharing of experiences. They will be asking people to add leaves to their tree.
They will be giving out goody bags (while stocks last), and have information resource about death, dying and bereavement across different faiths and communities along with leaflets, books and film recommendations. 
When and where: onwards from 12pm, Wednesday 7 May, Thursday 8 May and Friday 9 May. Main Atrium, Royal Papworth Hospital, Papworth Road, Cambridge Biomedical Campus, Cambridge, CB2 0AY.

Community Butterfly Volunteer Service

Come along to the stall and meet the Community Butterfly Volunteer Service which supports patients who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or condition. 
When and where: Thursday 8 May:  Resource Centre, Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge CB21 5EF 10am to 2pm.

 

Online

Public events

Topic: LeDeR-Learning from Lives and Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities
Date: Wednesday 7 May
Time: 12pm
Link: Link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 326 276 563 146 7 Passcode: GW6Cg74T 

Topic: Just In Case Medications- Patients and people with caring responsibilities
Date: Wednesday 7 May
Time: 1pm
Link: Link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 312 355 744 716 3 Passcode: PW9tN6tN 

Topic: Sue Ryder Services
Date: Thursday 8 May
Time: 10am 
Link: Link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 314 271 039 584 Passcode: gM24fc3b

Topic: Palliative Care Hub and Alan Hudson Day Treatment Centre Services
Date: Friday 9 May
Time: 10am
Link: Link to Teams meeting

Topic: Butterfly Project 
Date: Friday 9 May 
Time: 12pm
Link: Link to Teams meeting

 

Professionals events

Topic: Fast track and fast track OOH process
Date: Tuesday 6 May
Time: 10am 
Link: link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 310 293 188 042 2 Passcode: uM96BL3t 

Topic: Ben Bowers: It's a lot more complicated than it was before: A multi-methods study of community nurses’ extended roles in palliative care
Date: Tuesday 6 May
Time: 11am 
Link: link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 363 167 253 895 6 Passcode: VC3am76w 

Topic: LeDeR-Learning from Lives and Deaths of People with Learning Disabilities
Date: Tuesday 6 May
Time: 12pm 
Link: link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 329 920 304 586 9  Passcode: 3vr257Gy 

Topic: Anticipatory Medications
Date: Tuesday 6 May
Time: 1pm
Link: Link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 333 563 562 294 5 Passcode: SN786KY7 

Topic: SPCCs & Overview of Hospice Services
Date: Tuesday 6 May
Time: 2pm
Link: Link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 334 360 283 297 3 Passcode: 5HR3Kd3W 

Topic: ReSPECT Webinar for GPs (writers)
Date: Wednesday 7 May
Time: 10am
Link: Register for this course

Topic: ReSPECT Webinar for care/nursing homes (readers)
Date: Wednesday 7 May
Time: 2pm
Link: Register for this course

Topic: Hospice at home
Date: Thursday 8 May
Time: 1pm
Link: Link to Teams meeting
Meeting ID: 375 212 138 042 5 Passcode: uF7yB9Hj

Topic: Butterfly Project 
Date: Friday 9 May 
Time: 12pm
Link: Link to Teams meeting