Dundas medal launched to commemorate Aberdeen consultant
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Scottish charity PATCH and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and collaborate to recognise those delivering best palliative care.
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“SPOT” Safer Prescription of Opioids Tool
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PATCH funded the prototype stage of SPOT – a novel application that can be used on a range of mobile devices including laptops, tablets and smartphones to calculate painkiller dosages.
Read moreHelen McLaren running the Edinburgh 10k in support of PATCH
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Helen McLaren is running the Edinburgh 10k on the 27th of May with a fundraising goal of £500.
Read moreFestive cheer brought to Scottish palliative care charity
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Edinburgh-based Dragonfly Agency donates £5,000 to fund palliative care projects in Scottish/Borders hospitals.
Read moreRautomead smash their previous year’s record, with another generous donation
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Rautomead's outstanding fundraising efforts have resulted in a £1,845 donation to PATCH. This follows last year's generous donation of £1200.
Read moreThere is nothing “new” about genuine, non-judgemental listening which is at the heart of palliative care
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Derek Doyle, the first Director of St Columba's Hospice Edinburgh and an international pioneer of hospice care, seeks to define palliative care and share its principles.
Read morePATCH funds communications pilot project at University of Dundee’s School of Medicine
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Simulation-based workshops enable healthcare professionals to hold open and honest discussions with their patients.
Read moreGreat PATCH Borders Bake Off
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£2000 raised in a cake and clothing sale by the recently established Friends of PATCH in the Borders.
Read morePATCH funded research presentation is well-received at the WONCA Europe conference 2016
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PATCH funded Dr Sarah Mills to attend the WONCA Europe conference 2016, where she gave four presentations regarding her research into unscheduled care and cancer.
Read moreDavid Oliver: End of life care in hospital is everyone’s business
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David Oliver reports on the need for increased numbers of specialist palliative care doctors and nurses as well as an improvement in confidence and skill of newly qualified doctors in palliative care.
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