Maintenance of the guidelines

A multi professional development group considers issues relating to currency and safety of the guidelines on a quarterly basis and has also led the selective update of the guideline collection.

Development group membership

Membership palliative care guideline group as of 1st May 2024

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

Steinunn Boyce, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine NHS Fife

Susan Cook, Consultant in Palliative Care Medicine NHS Lanarkshire

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

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

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

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

Rosemary Pengelly, Public Partner

Martin Robertson, Public Partner

Juliet Spiller, Consultant in Palliative Care, Marie Curie

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

Anne Wilson, Lead Clinical Pharmacist, NHS Fife

Programme team:

Aimie Littleallan, SIGN Project Officer

Ailsa Stein, SIGN Programme Manager

The guideline updates published on an ongoing basis were 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