Guidelines have improved care

doi:10.1136/bmj.309.6960.1017b

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Guidelines may have improved care

M Stevenson

Scottish Partnership Agency for Palliative and Cancer Care, Edinburgh EH1 2DY

EDITOR, - Mina Mills and colleagues' report on the care of dying patients in hospital fails to mention changes that have taken place in Scotland in the 11 years since their study, particularly in relation to patients dying of cancer. Guidelines on palliative care for patients with cancer have recently been published jointly by the Scottish Partnership Agency for Palliative and Cancer Care and the Clinical Resource and Audit Group of the …