Enabling acute palliative care specialists from across Scotland to collaborate, share, & amplify their voice, to improve care for people nearing the end of life
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
A clip (and vote) which leads to the heart of some harsh and very disturbing realities.
26 Feb 2025
Should each assisted suicide applicant get a meeting with a palliative care specialist?
When MPs proposed this, care minister Stephen Kinnock raised a “concern” that it “would increase demand for palliative care specialists”. He joined Kim Leadbeater in voting down the proposal.
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
Letter correcting some misinformation which was prominent in the Westminster debate.
3 Dec 2024
Devil in the detail of the assisted dying Bill.
Letters in The Times, including one from me and 14 other palliative care specialists.
@Dr_N_Wiggins @drkathrynmannix @doctor_oxford @pollyedmonds @CarolUHS @SBajwah @ProfMarkTaubert @BakerIdris @drol007 @bathmatt
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
3 Oct 2024
@ScotPallNet @APMPostTweets @Existential_Doc @dbuch17 @theASPCP @PCRScommittee @veladconmigo @CormacRussell @doctor_oxford @dr_mary_miller @drcrouchback @drkathrynmannix @Palliative_Scot
2 Oct 2024
The public are being asked for their views on a palliative care strategy consultation published by Public Health Minister @Jenni_Minto.
More information here: bit.ly/ImprovingPalliativeCa…
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
Letter from the Cab Sec setting out SG position on the Assisted Dying Bill. SG expects costs to be "substantially higher" than set out in the Financial Memorandum. Also "the Bill in its current form is outside the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament" 1/2
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
8 Jul 2024
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
SPPC's easy read brief on the content of the new Scottish Assisted Dying Bill, plus an updated version of our description of the legislative process. palliativecarescotland.org.u…
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
13 Feb 2024
Still space on our EASE course in Portobello, Edinburgh! Starts 21 Feb.
EASE is a free course for anyone who wants to be more comfortable and confident helping friends or family who are caring, dying or grieving.
Get more info or book: samara@palliativecarescotland.org.uk
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
29 Sep 2023
The Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines are a great resource. So pleased to see that they continue to be developed and improved. @annasutherlan15 @Palliative_Scot @online_his palliativecareguidelines.sco…
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
The line up for SPPC's annual conference on 22 Nov is taking shape. More details and bookings here palliativecarescotland.org.u…
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
20 Sep 2023
Vacancies in #PalliativeCare adult services within Greater Glasgow & Clyde area:
CNS Band 6 Glasgow Royal Infirmary
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CNS Band 6 Royal Alexandra Hospital
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ACNS Band 7 Royal Alexandra/Vale Of Leven
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
21 Aug 2023
Just published a short paper reporting a persistent increase in home deaths in Scotland since the start of the pandemic: doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdad1… 1/4
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
21 Aug 2023
Latest paper highlights that deaths at home in Scotland(#DaH) throughout the pandemic, rose by 35% and continue to rise. The impact that this has on quality of #care, quality of #death and unpaid #carers requires further study. #ADRScotland @adr_uk bit.ly/3YPjF92
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
Registration now open for the Inspiring Leadership Programme starting Feb 2024.
Further info & course feedback: palliativecareggc.org.uk/?pa…
The programme is for registered health or social care professionals or senior colleagues working in specialist #PalliativeCare in Scotland...
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
5 Aug 2023
Designing and psychometric properties of the hospitalized patients’ spiritual needs questionnaire (HPSNQ) in the medical-surgical hospital setting dlvr.it/StFPQh
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
23 Jul 2023
Today we remember the one and only Dr Kate Granger MBE who died on this day in 2016.
Kate was an inspiration to thousands across the NHS and her legacy lives on in so much of what we do.
2023 marks 10 years since she launched the #HelloMyNameIs campaign.
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
15 Jul 2023
Acute care is shaped by an ideology of rescue which predicted and dictated the process of care. Suffering was not restricted to the experiences of life-limiting illness but also receiving care in an acute hospital setting. #hpm #hapc #hospice buff.ly/3JXIzgm
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
11 Jul 2023
Finally, we can talk about SEECareUK. The first ever prospective UK wide evaluation of care of dying people in hospitals, with a focus on those not supported by specialists in palliative care. In those reviewed, there was near universal unmet need.
tinyurl.com/SEECareUK
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
28 Mar 2023
The consultation for the Deteriorating patients guideline is now live and will remain open until 6pm on Tuesday 11 April. If you would like to provide feedback, the link to the consultation can be found sign.ac.uk/get-involved/comm…
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
24 Jan 2023
bmj.com/careers/job/174801/c… Great opportunity for a colleague to join our consultant team here at Strathcarron Hospice! Deadline is the 22nd of February! BMJ thinks we're in the Highlands! We're not but there's the opportunity to live in Perthshire and enjoy the outdoors lifestyle!
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Scottish Network for Acute Palliative Care (SNAPC) retweeted
30 Dec 2022
Last shift as a specialty doctor today.
Don’t remember ever experiencing levels of need so high before in so many areas of health care all at once.
The risk of moral injury for staff and families doing what they can to care seems unjust. Look after each other
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