Palliative Care
in Dumfries and Galloway
Welcome to the Palliative Care Homepage
Palliative care is an approach that aims to help people living with a terminal illness to live as well as possible, until they die. This may be over a period of years, months, weeks, days or hours. Fundamental to palliative care is looking at the person as a whole; considering emotional, social, spiritual issues, and providing support for those close to them. This includes bereavement support.
“You matter because you are you, and you matter to the end of your life. We will do all we can not only to help you die peacefully, but also to live until you die.” (Dame Cicely Saunders, Founder of the Modern Hospice Movement)
This website provides you with information about the services available in our region, alongside local guidance and links to useful national resources. We hope this will provide you with helpful information if you are living with, or caring for a person with, a terminal illness.
The staff section provides guidelines and information for those working in Health and Social Care in Dumfries and Galloway.
we welcome your feedback...
If you have any feedback about anything you have seen on this website or any features that you wish to see developed, please get in touch via email (click here or details below).
The website is maintained by the Specialist Palliative Care Team. Please also email if you are a professional interested in joining the network, or if you are a member of the public or staff interested in creating a compassionate community in your area.
We also acknowledge the work of Dr Ruth Ginty, Clinical Development Fellow with the specialist palliative care team 2019-2020, in developing the first draft of this website. Also, Macmillan for providing a small grant to aid the initial development.