School of Social and Political Science

Description

People diagnosed with a terminal illness and who are experiencing financial hardship are less likely to die at home, and report lower levels of satisfaction with palliative care services. Dr Quinn will present findings from the Dying in the Margins study: A visual exploration of experiences of financial hardship at the end of life, exploring the barriers to accessing a 'good death' experienced by people with money worries.

This seminar will be conducted online via MS Teams. Registered attendees will receive the Teams link on the day of the seminar via the email address used to register. Please ensure you check your emails!

There will be a 20 minutes approx. discussion following the talk.

Attendees should note that this lecture may be recorded.

More about our speaker

Dr Sam Quinn works as Research Associate on the Dying in the Margins project. This participatory visual-methods project aims to investigate the experiences of people living with a life-limiting condition while experiencing financial hardship. Sam has previously worked on a range of qualitative research topics including: experiences of living with Down syndrome and dementia, frontline health staff experiences of working during COVID-19, and a project to facilitate discussions about risk with forensic inpatients with a learning disability.