A right to palliative care: Scottish Parliament election 2026

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Scotland should be a country where everyone with a terminal illness can access the palliative care they need.

This election, it's time to fix end of life care. Because we all deserve to be safe, comfortable and well supported at the end of our lives.

+ Why does this matter?

The number of people dying in Scotland is rising every year; and 90% of them need some form of palliative care.

Good end of life care means there are services to suit every community across Scotland. It means saving people from emergency admissions to hospital, when they could be at home. It means ensuring that people have the money, care and support they need, at the time they need it. And it means proper support for families, carers and friends.

But the shortfall in support is currently at a critical level, and too many people across Scotland are dying in pain, in poverty and alone.

That's why Marie Curie have created a manifesto, setting out how care and support can be improved for people across Scotland at the end of their lives. Together we can make sure palliative care is a right, not a privilege.

We need the help of candidates like you if we're going to make sure that the next Scottish Government commits to and delivers a Right to Palliative Care.

Delivering this right will make sure that all terminally ill people across Scotland, and those who care for them, are able to understand and access the care and support they need. It will mean that everyone is able to live their life well, until the very end.

So please will you show your support by joining our campaign?

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