- SPPC’s response to the Long Term Conditions Strategy Consultation
- SPPC Achievements 2024-25
- Annual Conference 2025: From System Holes to Whole System
- Call for Posters
- Assisted Dying Bill - Perspectives Informed by Palliative Care
News
Scotland's Palliative Care Poster Parade
Get ready for Scotland's first virtual Poster Parade. This online poster exhibition gathers together interesting palliative care projects from across Scotland, and presents them online for people to view, share and vote on.
The Poster Parade will take place over Twitter this week #SPPCPosterParade, and culminate in an event on 29 October when a selection of exhibitors will give brief presentations of their work and take part in a Q&A via Zoom.
Over the next two weeks, we invite you to vote for your favourite poster - the poster with the most votes will win the prestigious Derek Doyle Poster Prize.
Shaping the future of palliative and end of life care
Five years on from the publication of the Scottish Government Strategic Framework for Action for Palliative and End of Life Care, it is important to take stock and consider what is next for palliative and end of life care in Scotland.
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care is currently gathering evidence, experience and ideas to help shape the future strategic direction of palliative and end of life care, serious illness, dying and bereavement in Scotland.
Grants available for Quality Improvement Projects in Acute Hospitals
A grants scheme has been launched to support improvements to palliative care in Acute Hospitals in Scotland. The grants scheme is part of the Building on the Best Project, which aims to improve palliative and end of life care on hospital wards in Scotland and in turn improve the experiences and outcomes of patients and their families.
Originally launched in January, the grants process was paused due to covid and has now been relaunched with a new closing date of Mon 14 September 2020. Grant applications are invited from any acute clinical area that can demonstrate a need for improvement in the care being offered to patients who are experiencing a deterioration in their health and facing an uncertain outcome.
More information about the grants scheme is available here: Building on the Best grants
A Conversation with Jason Leitch
Jason Leitch, National Clinical Director of the Scottish Government, will be joining a meeting of SPPC members and stakeholders on the afternoon of Tuesday 12th May. Jason will be answering questions and engaging in discussion on recent experiences and key issues for palliative and end of life care. If you are a member or stakeholder of SPPC who would like to participate, and have not already received a notification about the meeting then please get in touch.
COVID-19 - information for the public
SPPC has published information for people in Scotland who may be worried that they, or someone they care about, is at increased risk of getting seriously ill and potentially dying from COVID-19.
The new webpages aim to answer questions people might have about:
- What to expect if someone is in an 'increased' or 'high' risk category.
- Care and treatment available for people at home, hospital and in care homes.
- How decisions are made about care and treatment.
- Plans people can make if they’re worried about becoming seriously ill with COVID-19.
- How a friend or family member can help someone who is very ill (and potentially dying) from COVID-19.
- What happens after someone dies.
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