Nursing staff across the NHS, independent and third sector services play a crucial role in the delivery of palliative and end-of-life care services, in a variety of settings including hospitals, individuals’ homes, care homes and hospices. However, too many people are dying without the support they need and there is an urgent need to improve access to palliative care across Scotland and to secure the vital contribution of Scotland’s hospices.

Our manifesto calls for:

• A sustainable funding model for hospice and end of life care to increase access to these vital services and help address the current high levels of unmet need.
• Nursing staff working in social care and the third sector, should have comparable pay, terms and conditions to those working in the NHS. Achieving parity is vital for addressing the recruitment and retention challenges in these sectors

Find out more about our other themes and calls in our manifesto by visiting The Gloves are Off web pages.