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from getting their usual support from friends and family. This has made life really hard for people who are grieving. The To Absent Friends festival is an opportunity and an excuse for people to take a moment in their busy lives to remember

be a place where people are supported throughout bereavement, their wellbeing is supported even as their health declines and fundamentally, that people die well." SPPC Chief Executive Mark Hazelwood said, "I'm delighted to welcome Rami to

an engagement document to support the development of a Strategic Framework Action for Palliative and End of Life Care. The Scottish Government has invited comments and contributions on the engagement paper, and on the development process in

Sturgeon and all MSPs to support investment in palliative care. The forthcoming new Scottish Government national strategy for Palliative and End of Life Care provides a timely mechanism through which priorities for long overdue and necessary

is available to support this. The project team would be delighted to hear from anyone who would like to get involved in this awareness activity, and can make a supply of the flyer available. They are also available to attend

could be applied to support local service planning and delivery. The report is accompanied by 5 briefing papers and includes 17 recommendations. The full report can be accessed here: Palliative and end of life care in Scotland: The

by taking further action to support the establishment of a Scottish Research Forum for palliative and end of life care." The framework specifies that a strategic approach needs to be taken to develop a sustainable and innovative national

in Autumn 2022. Kirsty is supported by a Clinical and Practice Advisory Group (CPAG) which provides specialist and practitioner expertise and experience in palliative care within acute hospitals, the community, and hospices for adults and

public services 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

to improve how hospitals support people who may be approaching the end of their life. Around half of people who die in Scotland die in hospital. This means that it is important that hospitals are places where people receive good care at