Welcome
The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care brings together health and social care professionals from hospitals, social care services, primary care, hospices and other charities, to find ways of improving people’s experiences of declining health, death, dying and bereavement.
The SPPC is a collaboration of organisations involved in providing care towards the end of life in Scotland. SPPC membership includes all the territorial NHS Boards, all Scottish hospices, a range of professional associations, many national charities, local authorities, social care providers and universities.
We undertake a varied range of work, all aimed at improving people’s experiences of living with declining health, death, dying and bereavement in Scotland. Our members recognise the importance of an effective cross sector, multi-professional network, and contribute expertise, perspectives, time, energy and money to make our work possible.
About us
Find out more about the organisation and its background.
Our work
Improving people’s experiences of living with declining health, death, dying and bereavement.
About palliative care
It’s a term that can cause confusion – here’s our helpful guide to what it means.
Education and events
Learn about our annual conference and other events that we organise throughout the year.
Publications
Browse through the range of information published by SPPC.
Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief
Making Scotland a place where people can help each other through the difficult times.
News
New SPPC 3-year strategy
April 30: PPC has published a new Strategic Plan 2026-2029 which will guide how we allocate our time and resources to maximise our impact.
Scottish Parliament elections: Palliative care in party manifestos
April 24: Prior to the upcoming Scottish Parliament Elections on 7 May, several political parties have made references to palliative care within their party manifestos.
Key asks for the next Scottish Parliament
March 24: The Cross Party Group on Palliative Care met in February 2026 and heard presentations from 10 experts outlining key actions for the next Scottish Government. We have summarised these ‘key asks’ into a paper designed to be useful for arguing the case for change, during this election and in future.
