Palliative Care Partnership Group
Key Contact
Claire Maitland, Sandpiper Trust, and Keith Park, MS Society (Co-Chairs)
Who are we?
User involvement is central to palliative and end of life care service development and supports the principles and aims of NHS Grampian and the Grampian Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy Group. The Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Group is an alliance between service users, voluntary organisations and health care professionals.
What do we do?
The role of the Palliative and End of Life Care Partnership Group is to ensure that user and carer perspective is integral to all aspects of palliative and end of life care service developments throughout NHS Grampian.
What are our priorities
- To assist in planning and delivery of NHS Grampian activities associated with palliative and end of life care.
- To seek active engagement with all organisations involved in delivering care across all aspects of the ‘palliative and end of life patient journey’.
- To influence and assist organisations to implement the local Palliative and End of Life Care Workplan and Strategy.
- To encourage equity of services across NHS Grampian.
- To promote change, innovation and community asset building that improves palliative and end of life care through partnership working, engaging the talents of all.
- To provide a resource and contact point for health care professionals seeking advice and engagement of users within palliative and end of life care.
- To advise on appropriate signposting for palliative and end of life patients to available public and voluntary services.
- To exchange feedback on patient and carer experience of palliative and end of life care and ensure appropriate action is taken to limit adverse experience.
- To develop and strengthen links and joint working with other relevant user involvement groups.
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