Granton-based charity St Columba’s Hospice has been educating healthcare practitioners from Iceland as part of a partnership with the country’s National University Hospital.
The visitors were at St Columba’s Hospice to learn about how hospice care is delivered in Scotland. As well as touring the Hospice’s state-of-the-art inpatient unit and community care services, the group spent time in the Hospice’s dedicated Centre for Education & Research.
As the first modern hospice in Scotland, and one of the country’s leading palliative care providers, St Columba’s Hospice has nearly 40 years of practice and insight to share with the visiting healthcare professionals.
The visitors from Iceland were shown the facilities and services on offer to patients and the positive impact it has on patients and their loved ones. The Icelandic National University Hospital has been developing palliative care as part of their services since late 1990s and the purpose of the visit was to gain insight into and learn from more established services.
Dr Erna Haraldsdottir, director of education and research at St Columba’s Hospice, said: “We are delighted to be able to offer healthcare staff from the National University Hospital in Iceland the opportunity to learn from our services. St Columba’s Hospice has nearly 40 years of experience to draw on and being able to share this knowledge with other countries is very important to improving end-of-life care around the world.”
Palliative care in the UK is regarded as the best in the world, and as St Columba’s Hospice is one of the leading hospices in Scotland it is well-placed to provide guidance on how to deliver second-to-none palliative care. The Hospice provides specialist end-of-life care to patients and support to their loved ones. The service is free and the Hospice relies on fundraising to run.
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