Question reference: S6W-00576
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 9 June 2021
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Current status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 June 2021
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been recorded on the palliative care register in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
This information is not collected centrally on a national palliative care register, however, under the Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) (Scotland) Directions 2018, Health Boards should each have a local Palliative Care Scheme in place to ensure that patients within their areas who reach the last days of their life receive appropriate high quality care. Health Boards are responsible for contracting with GP practices in their areas to assess patients appropriately.