Palliative Care Policy in Scotland

Scottish Government

In December 2015 the Scottish Government published a Strategic Framework for Action for Palliative and End of Life Care.

A new palliative cares strategy is currently under development - more information is available here: Scottish Government web pages on Illness and Long-term Conditions 

Scottish Parliament

The SPPC provides the secretariat for the Cross Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care. More information about this group is available here: Cross Party Group

Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

SPPC works with member organisations and stakeholders to articulate their views and expertise, with the aim of supporting, enriching and informing policy development. We produce various briefings and consultation responses and occasional longer publications such as Every Story’s Ending.