The Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care is a charitable company limited by guarantee, and is registered as a Scottish charity with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator.
You can download a copy of the Partnership's constitution here.
"The Partnership is a membership organisation, and criteria for membership are defined in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. The Partnership has around 54 member organisations, comprising NHS Boards, voluntary hospices, national charities and support organisations and professional associations" - in other words everybody who wants to push forward the palliative care agenda. So no conflict of interest there?
These unelected people have a vision for the rest of us. They want Scotland to be a place where:
Information is readily available on planning for decline, dying, death and bereavement.
People have access to legal, financial and spiritual support for end of life planning (including wills, Power of Attorney, funeral arrangements).
Families, communities and professions support and encourage each other to plan ahead for decline, death, dying and bereavement.
People have the opportunity to discuss and plan for their decline and death with health and social care professionals.
Health and social care professionals feel able to engage and initiate end of life care planning discussions with older people and their families.
People have anticipatory care plans.
As a result of planning and preparation people have fewer concerns about the practical, legal, financial and emotional aspects of decline, dying and death.
Do you get the feeling they are trying to push forward a particular agenda?
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