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Winners of the Derek Doyle Poster Prize

Congratulations to Kate McCusker, Katie Brown and Kirsty Stevenson at CHAS for winning the 2024 Derek Doyle Poster Prize for their poster Growing up in palliative care – is there a prescription for transition?  

Each year, the Derek Doyle Poster Prize is awarded to the poster that gets the most public votes in the SPPC Poster Parade.  

The SPPC Palliative Care Poster Parade is an online collection of posters showcasing best practice and new initiatives to improve experiences of living with serious illness, dying and bereavement in Scotland and further afield.  

Lorraine McPherson, Ashleigh Ward, Sarah Miller and Rachel Green of NHS Forth Valley won 2nd proze for their poster More Than the Last Breath. 

Anna Ludwig of Kilbryde Hospice won 3rd prize for her poster Greetin’ for a wee bawbee: Embracing Scottish Heritage within Music Therapy in a Palliative Care Setting.

The full SPPC Poster Parade, comprising 65 posters, can be viewed here: SPPC Poster Parade