Latest news from SPPC
Appointment of new Director
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care is delighted to announce that Mark Hazelwood has been appointed to take over as its new Director following the retirement of Pat Wallace in December 2009.
Mark began his career as an NHS Scotland Management trainee, moving subsequently through a series of management roles in the Scottish acute sector. He then spent four years running VSO’s international development operations in Ghana, West Africa, a role he carried out as a job share with his wife. Returning to Scotland he became Director of the Multiple Sclerosis Society Scotland, leading the organisation through nine years of growth and development.
Mark will be joining the Partnership from his current position as the manager of Scotland’s Mental Health Research Network.
Living and Dying well website launched: August 2009
The Scottish Government has set up a website to provide information about work underway to implement the Living and Dying Well action plan. For further information see:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/LivingandDyingWell
Long term conditions action plan published: June 2009
The Scottish Government has published Improving the Health & Wellbeing of People with Long Term Conditions in Scotland: A National Action Plan. This has been published as CEL 23 (2009), and has at its centre the seven high impact changes developed through the Long Term Conditions Collaborative.
The action plan is available at: www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications
Annual Report 2009
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
Annual Report
The Annual Report, for the year ended 31 March 2009, is now available and can be obtained from the office of the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care or downloaded via the link below.
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care - Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2009
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care annual conference: Palliative care: How can we make a difference?
This conference will be held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh on Wednesday 30 September 2009. Among the speakers will be Dr Kevin Woods, Director General Health and Chief Executive NHS Scotland who will address the question: What difference can Living and Dying Well make to palliative care services in Scotland?
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