Interested in affordable funerals? New network starting in Scotland A new group is being set up in Scotland to encourage care at home after death, and thoughtful, affordable funerals. Called Pushing up the Daisies, the new group’s aims will be: - awareness raising and practical advice, which will include a helpline, and support with the practicalities of caring for a dead body at home
- researching and providing local information on options, practicalities and costs of funerals so people can make affordable choices.
The vision is for a charitable/ voluntary network of local contacts across Scotland who can support each other and give practical advice to people in need of it. If you are interested or would like more information please contact Kate Clark. Survey: palliative and end of life care within primary care The RCGP and Marie Curie are undertaking a survey about Palliative and End of Life Care within primary care. This survey seeks to understand and address the challenges facing primary care professionals in palliative care. Public Health Palliative Care International Public Health Palliative Care International is a newly formed association, with the purpose of communicating at a global level the importance of public health ideas and approaches in palliative care. PHPCI will promote practice learning, professional support, and facilitate local and international communication between members around the world in their individual attempts at embedding a public health approach to the practice of palliative care. Membership of PHPCI is open. For more information and to join, visit the PHPCI website. Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement The International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement (IWG) is a worldwide group of those in the forefront of bereavement research and practice in their own countries. The group meets every 18 months in a different part of the world, and later this year they will meet, for the first time, in Scotland, in what is being billed as a Celtic meeting, with input from Wales and Ireland as well as from Scotland. In connection with that meeting IWG invites you to share in a one day UK wide Conference entitled: Social Aspects of Death, Dying and Bereavement. This conference will be held in Glasgow on Saturday 5 November, and speakers include: - Professor Robert Neimeyer, University of Memphis
- Dr Neil Thompson, Writer and Educator, Wales
- Dr Darcy Harris, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Professor David Clark, Glasgow University
- Professor Kenneth Doka, College of New Rochelle, New York State.
The conference will be chaired by Dame Barbara Monroe CBE, Special Commissioner of the Royal Hospital Chelsea and a Trustee of Marie Curie. There will also be interactive workshops which will consider subjects such as funerals, volunteering, young people’s services and memorialisation. Full details and registration are available here: weblink National Care Standards Review: Update The latest update bulletin on the progress towards the development of new National Care Standards has been published. Clinical Pioneer Awards Scheme – Survey of Key Priorities The Clinical Pioneer Awards Scheme is a funding opportunity for clinicians and non-clinicians (for example qualitative research academics or technology developers) who have innovative project ideas that are focused on interventions within the clinical or community setting to improve diagnosis, treatment and care, quality of life and experience for pancreatic cancer patients or carers. The scheme will be launched later on in the summer, and the organisers are currently seeking input on the development of a list of priorities to ensure that the research funded is of the highest relevance and importance for those affected by pancreatic cancer. The Co-Care project: research into volunteer-led support for caregivers Funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), researchers from the Faculty of Health Sciences, Southampton University are conducting a survey of how volunteers provide support for family caregivers at home. To take part in the survey and for more information please follow this link: weblink. In the Media The SPPC does not undertake a comprehensive media monitoring service. Listed below are some of the stories relevant to palliative and end of life care that have appeared in the media over the last month. For more media coverage relating to palliative and end of life care, check out the eHospice website. BBC: Around the clock care for dying 'not good enough' The Herald: I became driven, passionate about the patients, the families and about making a difference. Ann Fotheringham is Face to Face with Rhona Baillie, CEO of the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice. Scotland on Sunday: Poignant portraits challenge attitudes to death Scotsman: Better care for children with shorter lives is a good step Scotsman: Terminally ill patients ‘denied consistent standards of care’ Back to top |