We were very excited when, back in July, we heard that Peter Harrison from Norwich had nominated us in the Best Health Charity category for The Sun’s Who Cares Wins Awards. The Butterfly Volunteers, managed by Caroline Stevens, had supported him and his wife Christine, as she sadly died in the Norfolk and Norwich University […]
Last week we celebrated the 75th anniversary of the NHS. The “Nursing Times has compiled a list of 75 nurses and midwives who have contributed in a significant way to the service or are rising stars.” We couldn’t be prouder of our trustee and previous CEO of the Royal College of Nursing, Dr. Peter Carter […]
Despite death being something we all face, we tend to avoid using the words death, dying or died and use phrases like ‘they passed away’ or ‘they’re no longer with us’ and many other euphemisms when we have to discuss it – So what is the best way for us to approach the subject and […]
Born on 5th December 1930, My mum, Anne Robson, would have been 92 today. It is 12 years since she died, in circumstances that prompted me to set up the Anne Robson Trust. I hope she would be proud of all we have achieved in the whirlwind four years since we launched the charity. For […]
John from A R K Lasting Powers & Wills shares his top five reasons to make a Will today. A R K will donate 10% of Will fees paid by Anne Robson Trust supporters to our charity’s work. Some people feel that they don’t need to make a Will – perhaps they think they’re too […]
“Over the weekend I was scrolling through Twitter and came across this beautiful post from our friend, eminent Palliative Care Consultant and bestselling Author, Dr Kathryn Mannix. She has kindly given us permission to share it with you. I hope you find it as moving and profound as I did.” Liz Pryor MBE, Founder & […]
Bill faced his illness with courage and humour and was so generous in his support for our work. He was an inspiration to us all and will be greatly missed. We send our thoughts and love to his family. Bill Turnbull: Former BBC Breakfast presenter dies aged 66 – BBC News
We had an enquiry recently from a hospital we are about to start working with – asking if we could share all the different ideas that other hospitals have to support families of patients who are nearing the end of their life. We thought it might be useful to share what we told them…. First […]
Our Founder and CEO, Liz Pryor was awarded the Member of the British Empire Medal (MBE) at an Investiture Ceremony on Thursday 7th July, for services to end-of-life care. Liz was honoured by HRH Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace. The Honour marks a significant time for our charity as the focus […]
In our humble opinion this short video “Dying Is Not As Bad As You Think,” by Dr Kathryn Mannix is 4 minutes of footage that every person should watch. Originally filmed in 2018 for BBC ideas, Palliative Care expert and author, Dr Kathryn Mannix breaks down the taboos around death and explains in a simple, […]
