Motion: Marie Curie Report on Dementia at the End of Life

Marie Curie Report on Dementia at the End of Life

Lodged by Nanette Milne Members' Business Motion 21 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament welcomes the report, Living and Dying with Dementia in Scotland, by Marie Curie; notes the finding that 88,000 people in Scotland, including in the north east, currently have dementia, which is expected to surpass 160,000 by 2031; understands that dementia is a terminal illness and that, in 2013, 3,623 people had their death attributed to dementia and a further 1,196 to Alzheimer’s; further understands that many dementia patients at the end of life are not accessing palliative care that might benefit them and those that do are typically getting it only in the last couple of months or weeks of life; recognises the Scottish Government’s work supporting people with dementia through its two national strategies and Standards of Care for Dementia in Scotland, and notes the report’s recommendations that end-of-life care should be a focus of the next national dementia strategy from 2016, that the Scottish Government’s proposed strategic framework for action on palliative and end-of-life care focus on ensuring that all terminally people regardless of their condition get access to palliative care and that robust data are produced to show progress against dementia standards and to highlight success and gaps in end-of-life care.

Supporters (21)