Latest news from SPPC
SPPC response to Burial & Cremation Bill
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care has submitted a response to the Scottish Government's proposed Bill relating to burial and cremation and other related matters in Scotland.More information about the Scottish Government consultation is available here:
The SPPC's response to the consultation is available here: SPPC response
SPPC response to Carers Bill consultation
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care has submitted a response to the Scottish Parliament Health & Sport Committee's request for views on the Carers (Scotland) Bill.
The Health & Sport Committee's request for views can be viewed here: Call for views
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care's response can be viewed here: SPPC response
SPPC Work Plan for 2015-16
We are pleased to announce the publication of our work plan for the coming year.
The SPPC exists in order to promote equitable access throughout Scotland to high quality palliative care for all patients and families on the basis of need not diagnosis. The emergence of “health promoting palliative care” has broadened the scope of work to include determinants of better death, dying and bereavement which lie out with the domain of traditional formal health and social care services.
The Work Plan for 2015-16 sets out the activities we plan to undertake over the coming year, all of which aim to support our six strategic priorities:
- to provide strategic leadership in improving the experience of death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. By this we mean: maintaining a whole system perspective and associated intelligence; advocating the importance and value of palliative and end of life care; contributing to the development of strategic thinking and national policy and brokering strategic collaboration.
- to identify, and support the spread of, good practice and innovation.
- to promote public and professional awareness, understanding and knowledge of ways to improve death, dying and bereavement and promote public dialogue around these issues.
- to encourage effective planning for better death, dying and bereavement by the public, and by professionals together with patients and families, at all stages of life.
- to work to ensure that the experiences of the public, patients and families inform the development and implementation of policy and practice.
- to undertake any necessary organisational change/development required to deliver these strategic objectives.
The plan can be accessed here: SPPC Work Plan for 2015-16
Strategic Framework for Action
The Scottish Government has produced a position paper which aims to set out the current position regarding the development of a Strategic Framework for Action for Palliative and End of Life Care.
The paper is available here: Position Paper
The Scottish Government has set up an email address to allow continuous feedback throughout the drafting process.
Care in the last days and hours of life
A National Statement and Guidance have been published relating to caring for people in the last days and hours of life.
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