Comment on a draft guideline

Current consultations

Current and planned consultations are as follows:

Feedback updates to Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines

The Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines team are updating sections of the guideline in phases.

We are seeking your feedback on the topics currently under review:

Medicines information

• Subcutaneous NSAIDs in palliative care–ketorolac (PDF)
• Subcutaneous NSAIDs in palliative care–parecoxib (PDF)
• Subcutaneous NSAIDs in palliative care–diclofenac (PDF)
• Furosemide by continuous subcutaneous infusion (PDF)
• Clonidine injection (PDF)
• Proton pump inhibitors–subcutaneous administration (PDF)

Guidelines

• Last days of life: severe agitation, delirium or distress (PDF)
• Opioid toxicity (PDF)
• Cancer-induced bone pain (PDF)
  

Good practice guides

• Palliative care for people with learning disabilities (PDF)
• Professional-to-professional handover of care (PDF)

Please let us know if you think the content:

• reflects current evidence
• is appropriate for the needs of the people experiencing palliative care
• is practical to implement, and
• is presented clearly.

There are two feedback forms, one for the medicines information documents and the other for the guidelines and good practice guides. Feedback can be given on all topics or the ones that you have a special interest or expertise in.

The feedback forms are available here:

• Medicines feedback: https://forms.office.com/e/PPzAPTnBjJ
• Other topics, guidelines and good practice guides: https://forms.office.com/e/ugqiTJRjJK 

Please submit feedback by no later than Sunday 7 December 2025.

The Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines have been developed by multidisciplinary groups of professionals and provide practical, evidence-informed expert guidance on palliative care. They are for both generalist and specialist providers of palliative care.

All comments will be collated in the consultation report, along with your name, job title, place of work (if applicable) and any declared interests. The Scottish Palliative Care guideline development subgroups will consider each comment.

The consultation report will be published with the guidelines on the Right Decision Service website. The full Scottish Palliative Care guidelines are available here: Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines | Right Decisions.

Specialist interventions for severe asthma (draft scope)

The British Thoracic Society (BTS) and the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) plan to produce a new guideline on specialist interventions for patients with severe asthma. We are seeking your views on the what should be included in the scope:

• Severe asthma draft scope for consultation (PDF)

After reviewing the content of the draft scope, you are invited to return comments via:

• Feedback form for BTS/SIGN new guideline on specialist interventions for patients with severe asthma

If you have any difficulties completing the survey, or require further information about this guideline, please contact Gaynor Rattray (gaynor.rattray@nhs.scot).