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Toolkit : A collection of resources to provide ideas and inspiration to those wishing to make their own community more compassionate relating to death, dying and bereavement. The Truacanta Project : A community development project aiming to

which provides practical resources and promotes advance planning and supportive behaviours around death, dying and loss. Initiation of the annual To Absent Friends festival, which tackles isolation linked to bereavement. Annual Conferences

services and digital resources based on what matters to service users, carers and staff across Ayrshire and Arran click here 07. Bridging Cultural Divides in Palliative Care: A Framework for Shared Decision-Making and Care Ethics in a

Provide information, resources, leadership, ideas, networks and events which promote more open and supportive attitudes and influence public policy. Promote the importance of planning ahead for ill health and death, and reducing

knowledge, skills, networks, resources, confidence and opportunities to support each other? What information and education will allow people to develop their personal skills and knowledge of these issues? What inequalities exist in people’s

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 Scottish contributions to the field of palliative care over the last

runs a number of modules, resources and training sessions. For further details click here - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Strathcarron Hospice Education Centre

of communication education resources to support ACP decision-making as part of the Macmillan Building on the Best programme led by the SPPC. Lynne Carmichael Lynne Carmichael’s career in Specialist Palliative Care began in 2000

but that no new additional resources would be attached to the strategy. Some of the key areas of focus would be around unnecessary hospitalisation and improving training to ensure people were sufficiently skilled to support people with dementia.

such opportunity. Money and resources are essential, and there has been a recent commitment by the Scottish Government to spend ?3.5 million on palliative and end of life care over the next 3.5 years. The interest of MSPs through the Scottish