Help Shape Our Work Survey

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* 1. What Sector do you work in?

NHS

Hospice

Other Third Sector

Care Home

Other Social Care

University

Scottish Government

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Name of organisation which employs you (optional)

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* 3. About your role - which best describes your role?

Palliative Care Specialist Nurse

Palliative Care Specialist Doctor

Other Palliative Care Specialist

General Nurse

Service Manager/CEO

Social Care Worker

Other (please specify)

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* 4. In what setting do you usually work?

Hospital

Hospice

Community

Care Home

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Which of the following has been your most significant involvement with SPPC?

Read E-bulletin

Attended SPPC Conference

Attended SPPC constituency group meetings

Attended other SPPC events

Represented your organisation within SPPC (as a Nominated Representative)

Current or former Council (Board) member

Read/used SPPC publications/website

Contributed to SPPC consultations

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* 6. How well informed do you feel about the work of SPPC

Very Well

Quite Well

Not Well

Very Well

Quite Well

Not Well

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* 7. How valuable do you consider the following functions of SPPC?

	Very valuable	Valuable	Limited value	Of little value
Advocating the importance of palliative and end of life care	Advocating the importance of palliative and end of life care Very valuable	Advocating the importance of palliative and end of life care Valuable	Advocating the importance of palliative and end of life care Limited value	Advocating the importance of palliative and end of life care Of little value
Helping organisations and practitioners to inform government policy and guidance	Helping organisations and practitioners to inform government policy and guidance Very valuable	Helping organisations and practitioners to inform government policy and guidance Valuable	Helping organisations and practitioners to inform government policy and guidance Limited value	Helping organisations and practitioners to inform government policy and guidance Of little value
Keeping people in the sector informed about policy and practice	Keeping people in the sector informed about policy and practice Very valuable	Keeping people in the sector informed about policy and practice Valuable	Keeping people in the sector informed about policy and practice Limited value	Keeping people in the sector informed about policy and practice Of little value
Facilitating networks/connections across the sector	Facilitating networks/connections across the sector Very valuable	Facilitating networks/connections across the sector Valuable	Facilitating networks/connections across the sector Limited value	Facilitating networks/connections across the sector Of little value
Managing projects to implement improvements in palliative care	Managing projects to implement improvements in palliative care Very valuable	Managing projects to implement improvements in palliative care Valuable	Managing projects to implement improvements in palliative care Limited value	Managing projects to implement improvements in palliative care Of little value
Identifying and spreading good practice	Identifying and spreading good practice Very valuable	Identifying and spreading good practice Valuable	Identifying and spreading good practice Limited value	Identifying and spreading good practice Of little value
Raising public awareness and understanding of palliative care	Raising public awareness and understanding of palliative care Very valuable	Raising public awareness and understanding of palliative care Valuable	Raising public awareness and understanding of palliative care Limited value	Raising public awareness and understanding of palliative care Of little value

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* 8. How valuable do you consider the following examples of SPPC activity?

	Very valuable	Valuable	Limited value	Of little value
Annual Conference	Annual Conference Very valuable	Annual Conference Valuable	Annual Conference Limited value	Annual Conference Of little value
Monthly E-Bulletin	Monthly E-Bulletin Very valuable	Monthly E-Bulletin Valuable	Monthly E-Bulletin Limited value	Monthly E-Bulletin Of little value
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief public awareness/engagement work	Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief public awareness/engagement work Very valuable	Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief public awareness/engagement work Valuable	Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief public awareness/engagement work Limited value	Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief public awareness/engagement work Of little value
Harnessing sector expertise to produce authoritative reports on key issues (for example, Grasping the Nettle)	Harnessing sector expertise to produce authoritative reports on key issues (for example, Grasping the Nettle) Very valuable	Harnessing sector expertise to produce authoritative reports on key issues (for example, Grasping the Nettle) Valuable	Harnessing sector expertise to produce authoritative reports on key issues (for example, Grasping the Nettle) Limited value	Harnessing sector expertise to produce authoritative reports on key issues (for example, Grasping the Nettle) Of little value
Providing palliative care content for NHS Inform public website	Providing palliative care content for NHS Inform public website Very valuable	Providing palliative care content for NHS Inform public website Valuable	Providing palliative care content for NHS Inform public website Limited value	Providing palliative care content for NHS Inform public website Of little value
Developing the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines	Developing the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines Very valuable	Developing the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines Valuable	Developing the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines Limited value	Developing the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines Of little value
Constituency Group meetings	Constituency Group meetings Very valuable	Constituency Group meetings Valuable	Constituency Group meetings Limited value	Constituency Group meetings Of little value
Cross Party Group on Palliative Care	Cross Party Group on Palliative Care Very valuable	Cross Party Group on Palliative Care Valuable	Cross Party Group on Palliative Care Limited value	Cross Party Group on Palliative Care Of little value

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* 9. What do you consider the greatest strength of SPPC?

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* 10. What do you consider the biggest weakness of SPPC?

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* 11. Are there ways in which SPPC could work differently with members and stakeholders to improve death, dying and bereavement?

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* 12. Looking ahead (in the context of integration, the Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care, austerity) is there new or different work which the SPPC should prioritise:

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* 13. Please tell us anything else you feel is important about the SPPC or its contribution or its future work

Thank you so much for completing this survey!