Sharing Current Scottish Practice

This blog provides an opportunity for people to share examples of current Scottish palliative care practice that might be of interest to the palliative care community more widely. If you know of work underway that might be relevant for sharing on our website, please get in touch.

Poster Abstracts of the Month: November

Posted by Rebecca Patterson on November 26 2018 at 15:25

The SPPC Annual Conference in 2017 featured 46 poster displays, sharing work and research underway across Scotland. Each month, this blog focuses on the content of a few of these posters. This month, we focus on five of these:

Poster Abstracts of the Month: October

Posted by Rebecca Patterson on October 25 2018 at 14:35

Poster abstracts of the month: September

Posted by Rebecca Patterson on September 26 2018 at 15:23

Poster abstracts of the month: August

Posted by Rebecca Patterson on August 20 2018 at 15:11

Poster abstracts of the month

Posted by Rebecca Patterson on June 19 2018 at 09:59

Poster abstracts of the month

Posted by Rebecca Patterson on May 11 2018 at 07:16

Enhanced Palliative Care for Generalists Course

Posted by Rebecca Patterson on May 10 2018 at 10:36

There is a hunger from non-specialists, in both Primary and Secondary care, for enhanced training in practical Palliative Care. With the aging population there will be an increasing need for enhanced palliative care to be delivered across the medical professions. At present there are a number of courses available, mainly distance learning, and often quite time consuming and too academic for a generalist looking to advance their skills and seeking practical guidance. Following feedback on the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines, where there were comments that broader and more detailed guidance would be helpful, a proposal was taken to Macmillan to support the development of a training course for generalists.