Good Life, Good Death, Good Griefwas established by a small stakeholder group made up of interested individuals. This group provides overall strategy, planning, priorities and direction for the Alliance.
The Alliance Stakeholder group aims to engage with Alliance Members to explore approaches and support the development by SPPC staff of more detailed plans to take forward recommendations 2-10 as outlined within the report Addressing palliative and end of life care from a public health and health promotion perspective: facilitating wider discussion of death, dying and bereavement across society (SLWG 7, 2010). This will include:
- Advising on strategy and the process for delivering that strategy
- Identifying opportunities and barriers to delivering the Alliance’s objectives
- Contributing to the development of the future strategy and objectives
- Overseeing the delivery of the Alliance’s strategy
- Providing access to a range of expertise
- Providing access to a range of stakeholder opinion and communication networks
Stakeholder group members
- Kate Lennon (Chair) Chief Executive, St Vincent’s Hospice.
- Majabeen Ali, Cultural Liaison Officer,The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice
- Andrew Beveridge, Area Manager, Co-operative Funeralcare
- John Birrell, Scottish Grief & Bereavement Hub
- David Borrowman, Senior Partner, Caesar & Howie, Solicitors
- Michelle Gallacher, Senior Communications Officer for Scotland and Northern Ireland, Macmillan Cancer Support
- Mark Hazelwood, Director, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
- Maria McGill, Chief Executive, Children’s Hospice Association Scotland
- Monica Merson, Head of Wellbeing Team, NHS Health Scotland
- Gordon McLaren, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, NHS Fife
- Gloria McLoughlin, Deputy Chief Executive, Scottish Care
- Scott Murray, St Columba’s Hospice Chair of Primary Palliative Care, University of Edinburgh
- Maureen O’Neill, Director, Faith in Older People
- Rebecca Patterson, Policy Manager, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care
- Eve Richardson, Chief Executive, National Council for Palliative Care
- Edward Small, currently undertaking a PhD in the history of death and dying in Scotland at the University of Dundee
