Latest news from SPPC
An old man's anecdote
Dr Derek Doyle OBE, Honorary President of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, shares some of his reflections, on the SPPC blog.
I'm sorry to moan but...
Dr Derek Doyle OBE, Honorary President of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care, shares some of his reflections, on the SPPC blog.
Lessons from Africa
Professor Scott Murray, GP and St Columba’s Chair of Primary Palliative Care at the University of Edinburgh, shares some of his experiences from a recent trip to East Africa on the SPPC Blog.
Scottish survey of end of life care plans
Following the publication of the More Care, Less Pathway report, a national survey is underway to collect the views of clinicians who are using, or who have been using, either the LCP, or an equivalent End of Life Care Plan in Scotland.
The survey is available until Friday 16 August 2013.
The findings will be used to help inform the work required to address the issues raised in Scotland.
Click on the link below to access the survey.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NHSScotland_EoLC_Survey
Scottish Government response to 'More Care, Less Pathway'
The Scottish Government Response to the report of the independent review of the Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP), More Care, Less Pathway is available here.
The Scottish Government has also issued a clinical guidance document for doctors and nurses caring for people in the last days of life, which is available here.
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