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BBC Reporting Scotland: Palliative Care

Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:28:00 +0000

In the wake of the historic vote on assisted dying, BBC Reporting Scotland asked the First Minister and also the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care about what needs to happen next.

I’m dying to tell you how to fix our health and social care system in Scotland

Site administrator — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 10:37:00 +0100

This blog post is by Kenny Steele, CEO of Highland Hospice. Highland Hospice have recently published Supporting end of life care in NHS Highland: Accounting for Value report.

The UK’s new immigration rules threatens Scotland’s social care sector and disregards it’s workers

Site administrator — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:37:00 +0100

What now? Reality Brexit, and palliative and end of life care. A personal view.

Mark Hazelwood — Thu, 30 Jan 2020 13:06:00 +0000

Developing an Adult Palliative and End of Life Care Plan for Angus Health & Social Care Partnership

Site administrator — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:15:00 +0000

This blog is by Elaine Colville, Senior Nurse for Palliative Care at Angus Health & Social Care Partnership.

Work experience at the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care

Rebecca Patterson — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 15:47:00 +0100

I’m an S4 student at Portobello High School. This year everyone in my year group got the opportunity to experience a working environment for one week. You could choose from a list of suggested placements or find one yourself.

My QNIS Experience - Reflections of a CHAS Diana Children's Nurse

Rebecca Patterson — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 15:38:00 +0100

Reflections from Dr Derek Doyle

Site administrator — Mon, 26 Nov 2018 15:33:00 +0000

Palliative and End of Life Care Standards in Scotland’s Prisons

Site administrator — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 17:02:00 +0000

Living and dying with the 'unknown unknowns'

Site administrator — Fri, 12 May 2017 17:35:00 +0100

realistic choices - what matters to you?

Rebecca Patterson — Thu, 11 May 2017 12:34:00 +0100

Shopping and mopping? Think again.

Site administrator — Wed, 10 May 2017 17:32:00 +0100

No-one dies alone

Site administrator — Tue, 09 May 2017 17:30:00 +0100

how aware are we of the impact of caring for older people?

Site administrator — Mon, 08 May 2017 17:27:00 +0100

Grasping the Nettle

Site administrator — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 16:48:00 +0000

Mark Hazelwood reveals some of the thinking behind the SPPC's recently published report 'Grasping the nettle'.

Respite care and transitions: a complex problem

Rebecca Patterson — Mon, 06 Oct 2014 17:20:00 +0100

On Wednesday 8th October, MSPs in the Scottish Parliament will debate the 'Absence of Suitable Hospice and Respite Facilities for Young Disabled Adults'.

Caring for the Carers

Rebecca Patterson — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 13:47:00 +0100

More musings from Derek Doyle - the SPPC’s ‘old man’...

I recall a man being admitted from home, settling in well and being effusive in his praise of the care he was receiving and the kindness of the nurses yet clearly he would much rather have stayed at home. Why had he asked to be admitted, I asked him. “For my wife’s sake – she was looking so weary and worried. It was the last and the best thing I could do for her!”

The Silent Treatment

Site administrator — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 12:02:00 +0100

Drama, like palliative care, is concerned with exploring crises and change. So often characters in plays, like patients, find themselves facing shock, uncertainty and conflict. I have spent much time over the years thinking about how to meet these challenges and help patients and their families.

An international exercise in compassion

Site administrator — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 13:29:00 +0000

Some people may think that I, and other ‘pioneers’ of hospice / palliative care, were alive with the dinosaurs.

An old man's anecdote

Site administrator — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:18:00 +0100

Forgive me if you have heard my story before. Old men tend to be anecdotal.