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and extend the scope of the current guidance Withholding and Withdrawing Treatment . Suzanne Wood , Policy Adviser, Standards & Ethics at the GMC delivered a presentation and led a discussion around this subject at the meeting. AGM

for the future. Some current palliative care research Professor Scott Murray , St Columba’s Hospice Chair of Primary Palliative Care gave a presentation outlining some ways in which Scottish palliative care research is leading

were to explore and map current Chronic Oedema/ Lymphoedema services in Scotland, to undertake a prevalence study of lymphoedema, and to provide an assessment of need. XPG presentation - Lymphoedema Research Project 5 December 2007

Care (UK). Speaks to the current context and covers issues such as funerals, isolation, children etc.: https://www.cruse.org.uk/get-help/coronavirus-dealing-bereavement-and-grief Death Registration Tell Us Once enables people to report

Care Together Michael currently leads a service transformation for those in the last year of life in Highland. This involves taking a population value approach through organisational partnership to improve outcomes for people at this time.

were short presentations on current work from teams around the country. Recent work by Marie Curie and PATCH also featured. SPPC will produce a full report of the day, which will be available on this page. As part of discussion participants

work underway and the current situation regarding living with serious illness, dying and bereavement identifies key challenges explores how to make change happen over the next 3-10 years identifies priorities and recommends actions

in a personal capacity. Current work Work initiated by the SPPC as part of GLGDGG includes: The Truacanta Project : Funded by Macmillan Cancer Support, the Truacanta Project will support local communities across Scotland who are

Palliative care pharmacists The most current membership list for the Scottish Palliative Care Pharmacists Association (SPCPA) is available here.

of life, and the hard times currently being faced by those working in the sector with declining resources and increasing pressures. Referring to Prof David Clark’s book To Comfort Always, he reminded delegates of some of the wealth of