Monthly e-bulletin from the SPPC
The SPPC publishes a monthly roundup of news relevant to palliative care in Scotland, signposting to a selection of events, research, policy and practice.
Recent editions
- SPPC Annual Conference: Book Now (October 14, 2026)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 29, 2026)
- SPPC Annual Conference: Full programme available (September 3, 2026)
- August Update from the SPPC (August 17, 2026)
- July Update from the SPPC (July 1, 2026)
- May Update from SPPC (May 27, 2026)
- April Update from the SPPC (April 30, 2026)
- March Update from the SPPC (March 2, 2026)
- January Update from the SPPC (January 26, 2026)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 9, 2025)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 29, 2025)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 18, 2025)
- Scottish Government Palliative Care Strategy Published (September 10, 2025)
- SPPC Annual Conference - From System Holes to Whole System (September 9, 2025)
- August Update from the SPPC (August 20, 2025)
- Pauline is leaving SPPC - send her a message (August 18, 2025)
- July Update from the SPPC (July 17, 2025)
- June Update from the SPPC (June 16, 2025)
- May Update from the SPPC (May 12, 2025)
- April Update from the SPPC (April 7, 2025)
- March update from the SPPC (March 3, 2025)
- January Update from the SPPC (January 30, 2025)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 30, 2024)
- November Update from the SPPC (November 29, 2024)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 31, 2024)
- SPPC Annual Conference - The Space Between (October 24, 2024)
- SPPC Annual Conference - The Space Between (October 7, 2024)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 30, 2024)
- August Update from the SPPC (August 30, 2024)
- July Update from the SPPC (July 29, 2024)
- June Update from the SPPC (June 28, 2024)
- May Update from the SPPC (May 31, 2024)
- April Update from the SPPC (April 30, 2024)
- March Newsletter (March 29, 2024)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 29, 2024)
- January Update from the SPPC (January 31, 2024)
- Survey closes soon - tell us what you think (January 23, 2024)
- Please help - tell us what you think about Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC) (January 15, 2024)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 21, 2023)
- November Update from the SPPC (November 30, 2023)
- Final Programme Announced: SPPC Annual Conference - Out of the Shadows (November 13, 2023)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 31, 2023)
- SPPC Annual Conference: Out of the Shadows (October 4, 2023)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 29, 2023)
- August Update from the SPPC (August 31, 2023)
- Survey Reminder - Scottish Government Development Group facilitated by SPPC (August 8, 2023)
- July Update from the SPPC (July 28, 2023)
- Survey - Scottish Government Development Group facilitated by SPPC (July 11, 2023)
- June Update from the SPPC (June 30, 2023)
- May Update from the SPPC (May 31, 2023)
- April Update from the SPPC (April 3, 2023)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 27, 2023)
- January Update from the SPPC (January 30, 2023)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 13, 2022)
- Conference: Caring, Dying and Grieving (November 3, 2022)
- October update from the SPPC (October 14, 2022)
- August update from the SPPC (August 31, 2022)
- July update from the SPPC (July 7, 2022)
- May update from the SPPC (May 27, 2022)
- April update from the SPPC (April 5, 2022)
- April update from the SPPC (April 4, 2022)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 28, 2022)
- January update from the SPPC (January 31, 2022)
- December update from the SPPC (December 22, 2021)
- November update from the SPPC (November 5, 2021)
- September update from the SPPC (September 15, 2021)
- June update from the SPPC (June 22, 2021)
- May update from the SPPC (May 31, 2021)
- April update from the SPPC (April 23, 2021)
- March update from the SPPC (March 5, 2021)
- January Update from the SPPC (January 20, 2021)
- November Update from SPPC (November 27, 2020)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 30, 2020)
- August update from the SPPC (August 31, 2020)
- SPPC Summer Newsflash (July 23, 2020)
- July update from the SPPC (July 7, 2020)
- June Update from SPPC (June 5, 2020)
- COVID-19 UPDATE from SPPC (May 1, 2020)
- COVID-19 UPDATE from SPPC (April 5, 2020)
- COVID-19 update from SPPC (March 23, 2020)
- February update from the SPPC (February 28, 2020)
- January update from the SPPC (January 31, 2020)
- November update from the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (November 29, 2019)
- October update from the SPPC (October 31, 2019)
- September update from the SPPC (September 30, 2019)
- SPPC Annual Conference: Provocation, innovation and eternal truths (August 29, 2019)
- August update from the SPPC (August 23, 2019)
- June update from the SPPC (June 27, 2019)
- May update from the SPPC (May 10, 2019)
- March update from the SPPC (March 29, 2019)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 28, 2019)
- January update from the SPPC (January 31, 2019)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 4, 2018)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 30, 2018)
- Survey Reminder: Seeking your views on the impacts of BREXIT (October 23, 2018)
- Quick Survey: Seeking your views on the impacts of BREXIT (October 10, 2018)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 28, 2018)
- The Sense of an Ending: SPPC Annual Conference (September 21, 2018)
- August update from the SPPC (August 31, 2018)
- Death on the Fringe Lectures 2018 (July 12, 2018)
- June update from the SPPC (June 29, 2018)
- May update from the SPPC (May 11, 2018)
- March update from the SPPC (March 30, 2018)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 14, 2018)
- Everyday Compassion Conference (January 26, 2018)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 20, 2017)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 31, 2017)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 29, 2017)
- August update from the SPPC (August 29, 2017)
- Making the Best of Hard Times: SPPC Annual Conference (August 3, 2017)
- June update from the SPPC (June 27, 2017)
- May update from the SPPC (May 31, 2017)
- Job vacancy: Development Manager (May 24, 2017)
- April update from the SPPC (April 7, 2017)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 28, 2017)
- January update from the SPPC (January 27, 2017)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 15, 2016)
- Reminder: SPPC online survey - request to help shape our work (November 29, 2016)
- Request to help shape our work (November 16, 2016)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 11, 2016)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 11, 2016)
- September Update from the SPPC (September 1, 2016)
- Death on the Fringe Lectures (August 19, 2016)
- Copy of Death on the Fringe Lectures (July 27, 2016)
- June update from the SPPC (June 21, 2016)
- May update from the SPPC (May 19, 2016)
- Newsflash: Research Forum (April 19, 2016)
- March Update from the SPPC (March 24, 2016)
- Update: Palliative Care Research Forum meeting (March 1, 2016)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 29, 2016)
- January update from the SPPC (January 29, 2016)
- December Update from the SPPC (December 18, 2015)
- November Update from the SPPC (November 30, 2015)
- October Update from the SPPC (October 29, 2015)
- September update from the SPPC (September 25, 2015)
- August update from the SPPC (August 31, 2015)
- June/July update from the SPPC (July 8, 2015)
- May update from the SPPC (May 28, 2015)
- April update from the SPPC (April 30, 2015)
- March update from the SPPC (March 31, 2015)
- February Update from the SPPC (February 27, 2015)
- January update from the SPPC (January 29, 2015)
Past editions
Past editions of UPDATE are available here: 2014 editions, 2013 editions, 2012 editions or 2011 editions.
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