- Annual Conference 2025: From System Holes to Whole System
- Call for Posters
- Assisted Dying Bill - Perspectives Informed by Palliative Care
- SPPC’s response to the public consultation on the SG Strategy for Palliative Care
- Adults with Incapacity Act
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Perspectives Informed by the practice and provision of palliative care
Meeting of the Cross Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on Palliative Care
19th February 2025
Presentations and discussion at this meeting focused on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill, exploring perspectives informed by the practice and provision of palliative care.
Introducing the meeting the Convenor, Bob Doris MSP, stressed that the Cross Party Group was not seeking to arrive at a position on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Instead, the meeting was an important opportunity for MSPs to hear relevant perspectives, so as to inform their deliberations on the Bill.
A minute of the meeting is available here: Cross Party Group minute 19 Feb 2025 . Recordings of the presentations can be accessed by scrolling down.
Palliative Care in Scotland: understanding the essentials
Libby Ferguson, Medical Director for Marie Curie Scotland and Consultant in Palliative Care in NHSGG&C gave a presentation providing background information on palliative care.
Libby Ferguson’s slides can be accessed here: Libby Ferguson presentation slides
A short video of Libby Ferguson’s presentation is available here:
Views on the Bill from Organisations Involved in Palliative Care
A further four presentations were given by representatives from organisations involved in palliative care:
Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC)
Mark Hazelwood, Chief Executive, SPPC
Mark Hazelwood’s slides are available here: Mark Hazelwood presentation slides
A recording of Mark Hazelwood’s presentation can be viewed below:
Association for Palliative Medicine
Dr Fiona MacCormick, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Scotland Representative for the Association for Palliative Medicine
A recording of Fiona MacCormick’s presentation can be viewed below:
Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
Dr Chris Provan, GP and Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland
Chris Provan’s slides are available here: Chris Provan’s presentation slides
A recording of Chris Provan’s presentation can be viewed below:
Hospice UK
Aileen Morton, Senior Policy & Public Affairs Officer (Scotland)
Aileen Morton’s slides are available here: Aileen Morton presentation slides
A recording of Aileen Morton’s presentation can be viewed below:
