PATCH supports education, research, and innovation so patients and families get the right specialist palliative care in hospital. Each entry is a curated project story; related news articles sit underneath when you open a project.
Ongoing programmes
Initiatives without a single milestone date, including awards, partnerships, and work that continues to evolve. Dated project stories follow below.
Support for work exploring whether personal future care plans can help patients, families, and staff reach clearer decisions during clinical deterioration and emergency care.
Read morePATCH funded practical equipment so relatives can stay overnight. Small changes that make a big difference for patients and families at the bedside.
Read morePocket-sized prompt cards and a downloadable guide to help clinicians find the right words for care-planning and end-of-life conversations.
Read morePATCH funded wide distribution of “Coping with Crisis”, a plain-language booklet helping patients, families, and staff talk through difficult decisions in hospital care.
Read morePATCH-funded pathways for nurses in acute hospitals to gain certificates and MSc-level palliative care training, with partners such as St Columba’s Hospice and QMU.
Read morePATCH-supported training in Greater Glasgow and Clyde, including a symptom management module, band 5 nurse courses, and practical education resources.
Read moreJoint PATCH and RCSEd award recognising excellence in palliative care. Launch, applications, and national award announcements over time.
Read moreProject archive
Curated stories with a milestone date, newest first.
PATCH-backed programme linking final-year medical students with clinicians to strengthen end-of-life communication skills at Ninewells.
Read moreSupport for postgraduate study at the University of Glasgow to improve palliative care for people with lung cancer.
Read morePATCH funded simulation-based communication workshops at the University of Dundee’s School of Medicine to strengthen honest, supportive conversations with patients.
Read moreFrom PATCH’s first research grant through conference presentations and published evidence on urgent care and advanced cancer.
Read morePATCH funded early development of SPOT, a digital tool to support safer opioid prescribing across mobile devices, advancing safer medication practice in palliative contexts.
Read moreThanks to donors across Tayside, NHS Tayside opened a dedicated three-bedded acute palliative care unit at Ninewells Hospital in 2009, staffed by specialists delivering intensive short-stay care and symptom control.
Read morePATCH’s stated mission and the bedside moment that helped establish the charity’s drive for better specialist palliative care in Scottish hospitals.
Read moreProjects range from communication training and bedside education, to research and tools that help staff and families make better decisions in emergencies.
News is where we share shorter updates, awards, and events as the work develops.