The Macmillan Tayside Palliative and End of Life Care Network

The Tayside Palliative and End of Life Care Network will work in partnership, with and for those who are facing serious illness, those who are near the end of life and those who are dying so that they have the care they need, when and where they need it.

About TayPEOLC

We are established on the recognition that the full breadth and depth of palliative and end of life care need can only be addressed through a partnership approach across all settings.

Our Vision

The Tayside Palliative and End of Life Care Network will work in partnership, with and for those who are facing serious illness, those who are near the end of life and those who are dying so that they have the care they need, when and where they need it

Tayside PEOLC Network

In October 2017, TayPEOLC MCN was launched and is supported by Angus, Dundee, Perth & Kinross Health and Social Care Partnerships, NHS Tayside, Macmillan Cancer Support and many other partners.

Health Secretary Shona Robison, who gave the key note speech at the launch event said,

“The Macmillan Tayside Managed Care Network for Palliative and End of Life Care’s vision for a multiagency managed care network is an exciting and appropriate way to help develop and sustain the services and supports which are crucial to achieving our goal and will provide a helpful model to other health and social care partnerships.

It will work across traditional health and social care boundaries to deliver improved person-centred care services, helping people to get the care and support that they need when they need it most.”

Upcoming Events

There have been two further updates to the Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines published recently: Nausea and Vomiting Malignant spinal cord compression There will be further updates to the Guidelines later this year, the publishing date is still tbc. 
Please find below Tharin Phenwan’s latest published article where he analysed discourses around Future Care Planning in Scottish Government dementia policies.   Article Highlights include: ACP helps individuals discuss and document future care preferences in case of terminal illness or incapacitation. ACP is important to protect the human rights of people with dementia (PwD). ACP uptake […]