Kathryn Mannix is a retired consultant in palliative medicine
August 2024
In your final years, do you want your doctor to talk to you about death? Here’s how it can help
Kathryn Mannix
Working in palliative care, I’ve seen too many dying people subjected to invasive treatment in place of frank conversations, says retired palliative care doctor Kathryn Mannix
August 2021
How to live now
How to say the unsayable: 10 ways to approach a sensitive, daunting conversation
It’s easy to put off tender discussions, but successfully addressing the most emotional subjects always starts with listening
November 2019
Enough of the euphemisms. Let’s talk about death openly and honestly
Kathryn Mannix
We no longer feel comfortable naming death, and we’ve forgotten how to support the dying and bereaved, says palliative care physician Kathryn Mannix
August 2018
How our lives end must no longer be a taboo subject
Kathryn Mannix
The recent supreme court ruling underlines how important it is to let relatives and carers know our wishes in advance, says the retired consultant Kathryn Mannix
