Cross Party Group Meeting, 7 January 2009

• Agenda - 7 January 2009

Dr Elizabeth Ireland, National Clinical Lead for Palliative Care at the Scottish Government and Professor John Welsh, Professor of Palliative Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde presented on LIVING and DYING WELL a national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland.

• LIVING and DYING WELL presentation

There was also a discussion led by Roseanna Cunningham MSP for Perth on her Proposed Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill launched on 17 November 2008.

• Proposed Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill consultation document

Meeting Papers

• Approved minute of the Joint Cross Party Groups meeting - 8 October 2008
• Appendix A - Dr Mhoira Leng's presentation
• Appendix B - Professor Scott Murray's presentation

• Approved minute of the Cross Party Group meeting - 11 June 2008
• Appendix 1 - Dr Chris Ward's presentation
• Appendix 2 - Dr Martin Leiper's presentation
• Appendix 3 - Notes from heart failure presentation
• Appendix 4 - GMC presentation - Consent: patents and doctors making decisions together
• Appendix 5 - Notes from GMC presentation