Members of the Scottish Parliament have launched an inquiry into end-of-life care
provision in Scotland, after the issue was highlighted during debates on legalising
assisted suicide. Committee head Duncan McNeil MSP and his deputy Bob Doris MSP launched
the inquiry at a Marie Curie hospice in Glasgow. Duncan McNeil said, ‘When faced with a
terminal condition, it’s clear that the priority must be to put patients’ needs at the
heart of their treatment and care. We want this inquiry to shine a light on access to
palliative care in Scotland and what more can be done to improve care for people at the
end of their lives.’ * PLEASE NOTE - At Westminster, Labour MP Rob Marris is set to
introduce an assisted suicide Bill in the coming weeks. MPs will vote on the issue on 11
September.