Steering group membership

The development of the guideline is overseen by the steering group, chaired by a clinical lead. The group membership is multidisciplinary and multiagency with representatives from across Scotland. There are two public partners to represent the views of those with lived experience. The membership reflects the skills and expertise required to sustain the accuracy and currency of the guidelines.

Updates to the guideline are developed by multidisciplinary and geographically representative subgroups of people with experience and expertise in the topic. The steering group provide feedback on the updated guideline during the consultation stage.

Development group membership

Membership palliative care guideline group 

Steering group:

Anna Sutherland, NHS Forth Valley (Chair) Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Glasgow University, Strathcarron Hospice and Forth Valley Royal Hospital

Kelly Moffat, (Deputy Chair) Lead Nurse, Palliative Care, NHS Lothian

Paul Wilson (Pharmacy Lead), Specialist Palliative Care Pharmacist, NHS Fife, and Chair SPCPA

Fiona Blackhall, Specialist Nurse, NHS Tayside

Steinunn Boyce, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine, NHS Fife

Rebecca Chaddock, Palliative Care Social Worker/Head of Supportive Care, St Columba’s Hospice, Edinburgh

Susan Cook, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine NHS Lanarkshire

David Fearon, General Practitioner, Bethesda Hospice, Stornoway

Donna Fraser, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

David Gray, Palliative Care Consultant, NHS GGC/Accord Hospice

Jennifer Gray, Specialist Clinical Pharmacist for Neurosurgery, NHS Tayside

Bridget Johnston, Professor of Nursing & Palliative Care, University of Glasgow

Linda Johnstone, Macmillan Area Lead Pharmacist Palliative Care, NHS Lanarkshire

Gordon Linklater, Consultant in General Medicine, NHS Highland

Claire O’Neill, Lead Nurse, Palliative Care, NHS GGC

Rosemary Pengelly, Public Partner, Ayrshire

Martin Robertson, Public Partner, Aberdeenshire

Graham Whyte, Palliative Care Consultant, NHS GG&C/Marie Curie

Anne Wilson, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, NHS Fife

 

Programme team:

Janine Keating, Programme Manager, SIGN, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Sara Marsden, Programme Manager, SIGN, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Gaynor Rattray, Guideline Co-ordinator, SIGN, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

Ailsa Stein, SIGN Programme Manager, SIGN, Healthcare Improvement Scotland

 

The guideline updates published on an ongoing basis are made possible through the contribution of an extensive range of clinicians, practitioners, patient and family representatives, researchers, communications, web development and project support staff.  

Queries, feedback and comments regarding the guideline collection can be sent to the group via the Contact us page