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and support by encouraging people to talk about it. The consultation revealed that: almost two in three have not discussed their end of life wishes more than half would prefer to die at home the majority said that being free of pain was the

Health & Wellbeing of People with Long Term Conditions in Scotland: A National Action Plan . This has been published as CEL 23 (2009), and has at its centre the seven high impact changes developed through the Long Term Conditions

the palliative care needs of people in the later stages of dementia. Beyond Barriers took an innovative approach, involving care home staff and relatives together in a training programme which put communication with the person with dementia at

carers of children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions understand what will happen following their child’s diagnosis. A Family Companion to the ACT Care Pathway for children with life-limiting and

a population of 1.5 million people and is designed to enable patients with terminal illnesses to have choice over their place of care and death. For more information see:www.mariecurie.org.uk/ Posted on December 3 2011 at 16:59 49 b

SPPC has worked with Bob Doris MSP to suggest amendments to the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill.

safety and wellbeing of the people provided with AD including: regulation of settings where AD may or may not take place; the role of HIS and the Care Inspectorate in regulation and scrutiny; and a process to raise concerns about the provision of