Education providers in Scotland
For a regularly updated list of palliative care-related events taking place in Scotland check out: Monthly e-bulletin from the SPPC
If you are a provider of palliative care education or events in Scotland you can add events to the list below by filling in this form: Add an event
St Andrew’s Hospice Education
St Andrew’s Hospice offers a range of education opportunities, including a short course programme, and university validated courses. For further details click here.
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St Columba’s Hospice Education
St Columba’s Hospice runs a number of modules, resources and training sessions. For further details click here
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Strathcarron Hospice Education Centre
For a list of the latest courses from the hospice, click here
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St Margaret of Scotland Hospice Education
For a list of the latest courses from the hospice, click here.
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NHS Education for Scotland (NES)
Please click here for Information about NHS Education for Scotland(NES) post-registration training in palliative nursing care and multi-professional palliative care.
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Further information about any of the courses below should be obtained from the individual organisers.
Palliative Arts No 17 Talks - Kornelia Kiss
July 31, 2026 - Online (facilitated by St Columba's Hospice Care)
We are delighted that Kornelia Kiss, Head of Culture and Health at Culture Action Europe (CAE) will be delivering the third lecture in St Columba's Hospice's annual Palliative Arts No 17 series of talks. The theme is "Bringing culture and health policies together in the European Union: Connecting the dots in advocacy."
Find out what is happening in the European Union in 'Culture and Health' on policy level: The journey from the CultureForHealth report through Council conclusions to the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) report on Culture and Health that was co-drafted jointly by EU Member States Ministeries of Health and Culture. What is the follow up? What happens on global level in advocacy and how shall we connect the dots? What the implications for the arts in palliative care might be?
Cost: £5.00
For more information contact Giorgos Tsiris:
Email: arts@stcolumbashospice.org.uk
Tel: 01315511381
https://stcolumbashospice.org.uk/events/palliative-arts-no17-talks-july
The MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Advancing Practice in Palliative Care
September 7, 2026 - Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Develop and advance your palliative care knowledge and practice with Queen Margaret University.
In partnership with St Columba’s Hospice Care, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh offers a fully online, part-time MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Advancing Practice in Palliative Care. This programme aims to facilitate development of knowledge and skills underpinned by the philosophy and principles of advanced palliative care practice, and is aimed at health and care practitioners involved in the care of people living with life limiting illness.
Details, entry requirements and application information can be found at the link below.
We welcome applications in September and January.
For more information contact Hilary Gardner:
Email: palliativecare@qmu.ac.uk
https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/postgraduate-study/2026/msc-pgdip-pgcert-advancing-practice-in-palliative-care-advancing-professional-practice-framework
Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care
September 7, 2026 - Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Develop your palliative care knowledge and practice with Queen Margaret University.
In partnership with St Columba’s Hospice Care, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh offers a fully online, part-time Graduate Certificate in Palliative Care (three modules at degree level).
This programme is aimed at health and care practitioners involved in the care of people living with life limiting illness and aims to
ensure health and care practitioners can contribute to the quality of life of patients and their families through knowledgeable practice.
Details, entry requirements and application information can be found at the link below.
We welcome applications in September and January.
If you have any questions please email:
For more information contact Julie Young:
Email: palliativecare@qmu.ac.uk
https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/continuing-professional-development-cpd-courses/cpd-courses-folder/graduate-certificate-in-palliative-care-cpd/
The 7th International Symposium for the Arts in Palliative Care: “Encountering the arts in life, death and grief"
November 20, 2026 - St Columba's Hospice Care, Edinburgh
This international symposium has become an annual landmark event for the arts in palliative care. It brings together arts therapists, socially engaged arts practitioners, community artists, arts and health professionals as well as researchers, policy makers and community partners with a commitment to interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration.
The symposium will be hosted at our beautiful No17 conference venue at St Columba’s Hospice Care in Edinburgh. It will be offered as a hybrid event inviting both in-person and online participants and speakers. Online participants will be able to join via Zoom.
This year’s symposium focuses on “Encountering the arts in life, death and grief”. Embracing the diversity that characterises the arts in palliative care, we seek to promote dialogue and exchange across different professional, social and cultural contexts. Through presentations, creative workshops, panel discussions and project examples, we will explore how our creative encounters with the arts can shape our experiences of death, loss and change.
The arts —including music, drama, painting, sculpture, creative writing and film making—can offer a creative space for making sense of our living, dying and grieving. The arts act as a catalyst and container for expressing and processing intense emotions. They also offer powerful means not only for creating legacies but also for generating safe spaces for open conversations about death and dying in society.
Cost: £15-£40
For more information contact Giorgos Tsiris:
Email: arts@stcolumbashospice.org.uk
Tel: 01315511381
https://stcolumbashospice.org.uk/support-for-you/patient-care-services/wellbeing-service/arts-service/arts-symposium-2026
Events included in this list are obtained from various sources.
Details are listed for information purposes only and are not necessarily recommended by the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care.
Individual organisers should be contacted for further details, and no responsibility is taken by the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care for any errors or omissions or for any changes made by organisers.
