Cross Party Group Meeting, 7 January 2009: Living and Dying Well and MSP Roseanna Cunningham's Proposed Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill

Dr Elizabeth Ireland, National Clinical Lead for Palliative Care at the Scottish Government and Professor John Welsh, Professor of Palliative Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde presented on Living and Dying Well a national action plan for palliative and end of life care in Scotland.

• Living and Dying Well presentation (Appendix 1)

There was also a discussion led by Roseanna Cunningham MSP for Perth on her Proposed Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill launched on 17 November 2008.

Meeting Papers

Agenda - 7 January 2009

Approved XPG minute of meeting - 7 January 2009

Notes from Living and Dying Well discussion (Appendix 2)

Notes from Proposed Palliative Care (Scotland) Bill discussion (Appendix 3)