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Publication - Research and analysis

Palliative care strategy - population data and research: overview

Published
2 October 2024
From
Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Directorate
Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic
Health and social care
ISBN
9781836015390

This additional paper gives an overview of current population data and service use provided by Public Health Scotland. Scottish Government analysts made projections for changes in population health based on 2021 data up to 2040 and show that those are predicted to lead to increased palliative care needs.

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Footnotes

1. Projected Population of Scotland (2020-based) | National Records of Scotland (nrscotland.gov.uk)

2. Public Health Scotland, Location of Death Dashboard 2022/23

3. Public Health Scotland, Analysis of service use in last 6 months of life for Scotland residents, 2022/23

3. Unscheduled and out-of-hours care for people in their last year of life: a retrospective cohort analysis of national datasets | BMJ Open

4. How many people will need palliative care in Scotland by 2040? A mixed-method study of projected palliative care need and recommendations for service delivery | BMJ Open

5. Scotland's Health and Demographic Profile (www.gov.scot)

6. Public Health Scotland, Location of Death Dashboard 2022/23

7. Children in Scotland Requiring Palliative Care (ChiSP 3)

8. Children in Scotland Requiring Palliative Care (ChiSP 3)

9. Children in Wales Requiring Palliative Care: Trends in Prevalence and Complexity

10. Accuracy of clinical predictions of prognosis at the end-of-life: evidence from routinely collected data in urgent care records.

11. Population-based palliative care planning in Ireland: how many people will live and die with serious illness to 2046? - PubMed (nih.gov)

12. Supporting end of life care in NHS Highland - Accounting for Value report (scot.nhs.uk)

13. Back to the future: implementing a structured future care planning intervention in Scottish primary care | BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care

Contact

Email: Palliativecareteam@gov.scot

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