In this season of election manifestos and incessant political commentary Matt will be having a look at how previous crises in the NHS have been navigated, and in particular how Palliative Care has continued to grow and develop in the face of everything.

Kate will be looking at a series of articles in the Nursing Times on looking after people with palliative care needs.

We will also be hearing from Liv Warnes, from Hospice UK, about the advocacy work taking place on behalf of Hospice and Palliative Care with the political parties in the UK up to election on July 4. With suggestions of what could be done at the local level.

Prior to the holiday season we would also like to know what topics you would like your Clinical ECHO to be covering next season.

This month we focus on uncertainty in Palliative Care with Matt looking at choice and free will in the presence of constant uncertainty, and Kate looking at the uncertanties around delivering Palliative care in prison.

We are joined By Ariel Dempsey, Dr. Robert Twycross and Chris White.

Ariel will be summarising her PhD work on uncertainty, Dr. Twycross, the father of research in the modern palliative care movement will be looking at the uncertain impacts of potential changes in assisted dying legislation and Chris will be highlighting this weeks Dying Matters campaign.

The April Clinical ECHO focus is on inspiration and hope in the face of so much global fear and suffering. We have an international focus learning from, and collaborating with, palliative care teams from across the world.

Matt will be focussing on his learning from the virtual Palliative Care Congress with many international speakers but also including news about an unusual and evidence-based use of sniffing alcohol wipes to quickly counteract nausea.

Kate has been scouring the journals again to bring us her pick of the month focussing on economic impacts on dying in the UK.

We will also be hearing the thinking behind the new Hospice UK strategy which has just been launched and an update on current items from the news likely to impact Palliative Care.