Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 January 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to meet with local health groups to discuss palliative care in the Highlands.
I am meeting with local campaigners, Caithness Health Action Team & locally elected representatives, on 7 February to listen to their concerns regarding care provision, including Palliative Care. NHS Highland have also confirmed that palliative care patients will remain in Caithness.
In addition Scottish Government Ministers and officials meet regularly with a wide range of organisations, including the Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care (SPPC) the umbrella organisation for palliative care charities, to discuss palliative care across Scotland.