Specialist Palliative Care Units - FOI Response Register

I am collecting evidence in relation to the end-of-life experiences of dying adults and wish submit the following questions to you under the Freedom of Information Act (Scotland).

1. Are there any Specialist Palliative Care Units (SPCUs) within your Board? If yes, please provide the name and address of these.

No

2. Please provide information on the following within your Board between January 2017 and December 2022 (inclusive). Broken down by year if possible:

i) The number of suicides in SPCUs (by adults 18+)

ii) The number of attempted suicides in SPCUs (by adults 18+)

N/A

3. Please provide information on the following within your Board between January 2017 and December 2022 (inclusive), excluding data provided in Q2. Broken down by year if possible:

i) The number of suicides in any hospital ward by patients receiving specialist palliative care (by adults 18+)

Nil

ii) The number of attempted suicides in any hospital ward by patients receiving specialist palliative care (by adults 18+)

Nil