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Mhoira E.H. Leng (born 1963) FRSE MBChB MRCP(UK) FRCP(Ed and Glas) is one of the first Scottish specialists in palliative care, who has developed the palliative care services internationally, working in Eastern Europe, India and Africa and advises international institutions and agencies on palliative care in the developing world. [1]
The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) was formed in 1993 and develops and disseminates evidence based clinical practice guidelines. [7] These guidelines contain recommendations for effective practice based on current evidence. SIGN aim to improve the quality of health care for patients in Scotland.
Primary Care Support: This NSS service supports general practitioners, dentists, opticians, community pharmacies, and dispensing contractors in delivering primary care across Scotland. It manages contractor payments, maintains an up-to-date patient registration database, handles medical record transfers, and oversees clinical governance for ...
According to the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care, spirituality is a "dynamic and intrinsic aspect of humanity" and has been associated with "an improved quality of life for those with chronic and serious illness", especially for patients who are living with incurable and advanced illnesses of a chronic nature.
Hospice was the subject of the Netflix 2018 Academy Award–nominated [31] short documentary End Game, [32] about terminally ill patients in a San Francisco hospital and Zen Hospice Project, featuring the work of palliative care physician BJ Miller and other palliative care clinicians.
The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, known as the Care Commission, carried out the legal duty to regulate specific care services in Scotland between 2002 and 2011. The Care Commission began work in April 2002 as an independent regulator under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001. The key principles of the Commission in ...
Greater care is recommended in those with heart problems. [12] It is an anticholinergic agent, [5] which does not have much effect on the brain. [13] Hyoscine butylbromide was patented in 1950, and approved for medical use in 1951. [14] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [15]
The Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland is a public office to provide scrutiny of care that is independent of both government and the health service.. The commissioner will "advocate for systemic improvement in the safety of health care, including forensic medical examinations, in Scotland and promote the importance of the views of patients and other members of the public in relation to ...