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Motion · S6M-10801 · 9 Oct 2023

Basic Care Standards in Palliative Care

Lodged by Roz McCall Members' Business Motion 21 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament notes the support for the provision of palliative care services in a place of the patient's choosing, wherever possible; understands that the vast majority of people who die each year in Scotland require palliative care services, including in the Mid Scotland and Fife region, where figures reportedly show that, of the 8,095 people who died in NHS board areas within the region in 2021-22, 7,285 had a palliative care need; recognises that, for a number of patients, despite a desire for at-home end of life care, clinical advice and practicality means that palliative care in a hospital setting is deemed more appropriate; notes with concern the recent reported decisions to permanently close some hospice wards, which, it believes, deliver vital and valued care to patients and their families from across Scotland; expresses regret at what it sees as the wide variation in the provision of palliative care across NHS boards in Scotland; considers reports of inadequate patient experiences at some NHS boards to be deeply concerning and notes the view that this reflects a need for such regional variations in the provision of palliative care to be addressed with the utmost urgency; acknowledges the reported pressures on NHS boards to deliver palliative care services without adequate specialist facilities such as hospice wards, and notes the view that the Scottish Government should investigate cases where basic care standards have not been met and ensure that the human rights of all patients are met without exception.

Supporters (21)

Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.