Palliative care consultant Rachel Clarke: You don’t lose your sense of humour just because you’re dying

Palliative care consultant Rachel Clarke: You don’t lose your sense of humour just because you’re dying

Dr Rachel Clarke is an NHS palliative care doctor and former television journalist. ‘The Story of a Heart’, the story of a heart transplant between two children, Keira and Max, was the winner of 2025’s Women’s Prize for non-fiction. Her memoir ‘Breathtaking’ was adapted into a TV series for ITV. She has two children.