Cross Party Group Meeting - 15 December 2022

There were two presentations at this meeting:

New Research

Mind the gaps: understanding and improving out-of-hours care for people with advanced illness and their informal carers

Professor Katherine Sleeman, Laing Galazka Chair in Palliative Care, Cicely Saunders Institute, King’s College London

Local Improvement in Fife

Enabling timely, person-centred end of life care in the community, including the implementation of a 24/7 District Nursing Palliative Care Helpline

Dr Stephen Fenning, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Fife

The presentations were followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion.

An agenda for the meeting is available here: 15 December Cross Party Group Agenda

A note of the meeting is available here: 15 December XPG meeting note. (This meeting wasn't quorate as only one MSP was present.)