Guidance on caring for people in the last days and hours of life. The guidance is available here: Interim Guidance: Caring for People in the last days and hours of life
Quality of Death for Older People in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: A Qualitative Study in Northern Thailand 31. The longest day? Prescribing in the last 24 hours of life 32. The use of a Symptom Control Observation Chart in a Medicine for the
marginalised and excluded people to explore and address their creativity.
He has also done policy work addressing poverty in neighbourhoods for the Social Exclusion Unit, and worked as a public management action researcher – helping
of life experienced by some people
To advocate for the improvement of palliative care
To critically review and present a view on the specific provisions of the proposed Bill, such that if the Bill is passed potential harms (to vulnerable
following key points:
1. People approaching the end of life are the biggest single
group needing social care support.
2. SPPC Supports the aims and intended outcomes of the proposals
3. Structural and process reform is necessary but not
Firstly, to ensure that people in Scotland have an explicit legal right to palliative and end of
life care. The forthcoming Scottish Human Rights Bill provides a timely and appropriate vehicle for achieving
this (and could make Scotland the
that
support and care for people and communities throughout Scotland. And they are
often lifelines for vulnerable citizens who could otherwise go unnoticed.
The SPPC won the award in recognition of its work to improve people's experiences
public votes.
As many people will know Derek was a key figure in Scotland, the UK and globally in the development of palliative care – instrumental in establishing palliative medicine as a speciality, first chair of the Association for
subject of Care for older people towards the end of life: tensions and challenges.
The lecture series closes with a lecture on Living and dying in very old age: the limits of choice by Professor Tony Walter, Director of the University of
to improve the care of people
with life limiting illnesses have been published.
Supported by the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care and Healthcare Improvement Scotland, the new Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines reflect