Problems that can take place when suitable plans are not made in advance for one’s digital lives and their digital legacy. Hayley Smith talks about the difficulties she experienced following the death of her husband Matt. This includes his Facebook and other online accounts. James Norris from the Digital Legacy Association closes the feature discussing some of the practical things we can do in advance when it comes to making plans for one’ online accounts and the content (digital assets) they contain.
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Gold Standards Framework Conference – Training Session
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The Digital Legacy Conference at PHPCI 2026
Read MorePublic Health, Digital Legacy This year’s Digital Legacy Conference will focus on Digital Legacy and its importance within public health campaigning and policy.This year’s conference will be part conference and part workshop. The objective is for each attendee to leave and setup their own public health,


New Resource to be launched at Advance Care Plan Day 2026
Read MoreWe are going to be launching a new, high value resource at Advance Care Plan Day 2026. The resource will be provided to all attendees (for free). The resources is a 'Digital & Social Media Will Booklet'. It has been developed with care planning and


Digital Legacy Beyond GDPR: Succession, Data Protection, Access Rights, and Platform Power – Workshop, Brussels
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NHS Nottingham University Hospitals – Dying Matters Conference
Read MoreNottingham's Dying Matters Conference 2026 Tuesday 12th May 2026. The Village Hotel, Brailsford Way, Chilwell, Nottingham, NG9 6DLWe will be learning and sharing insights in at Nottingham University Hospital and Nottingham Hospital Charity's 'Dying Matters Awareness Week Conference 2026'. This is an in-person conference is open


25th Annual, Mary O’Connor Palliative & Hospice Care Conference, Canada
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Read MoreUpcoming Talks and Conferences 07/05 – 25th Annual, Mary O’Connor Palliative & Hospice Care Conference, Canada (Online). Keynote 12/05 – Nottingham University Hospitals Conference, Nottingham. Keynote 14/05 – Sue Ryder ACE Conference, (Online) 19/05 – Competing Visions Shared Futures Conference, Brussels – Workshop 01/07 – National Advance Care


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