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I am Reader in Palliative Care at the University. I have over 20 years experience as a palliative medicine consultant, senior health services researcher and medical educator with a special interest in clinical communication.
I have been involved in clinical research in palliative care throughout my career and in 1999 was a founder member of the Primary Palliative Care Research Group at The University of Edinburgh. I have led the PPCRG since the retirement of Emeritus Professor Scott Murray in 2018. This internationally recognised group has undertaken a wide range of high impact research studies focusing on the experiences of people with advanced illnesses, their family and professionals carers, alongside studies of health service developments, and clinical service related trials relevant to supportive and palliative care.
Since 2010, I have led the SPICT international programme which uses research and education to improve how we identify people with deteriorating health due to one or more advanced health conditions and offer these people and their families an holistic review of their needs and care planning. The SPICT programme has partners around the world and the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT) is freely available to download from our website in several languages alongside a version in lay language (SPICT-4ALL) and one for use in low-income settings (SPICT-LIS).
Since setting up the NHS Lothian based advanced clinical communication education programme (Effective Communication for Healthcare), I have continued to deliver and develop training for a wide range of doctors, other health and care professionals and clinical managers. This includes working with Boards across Scotland and with NHS Education for Scotland, Healthcare Improvement Scotland (ACP Toolkit) and the Scottish Government Digital ReSPECT programme. My role focuses on training staff in effective communication for shared decision-making conversations, future care planning and treatment escalation plans. Public information and engagement in ACP are vital and I work with NHS Inform (Anticipatory care planning) on their Scottish Anticipatory Care Planning information
I qualified in medicine (with Honours) from Glasgow University in 1983 and went on to train initially in hospital medicine, then as a general practitioner before completing my training as a palliative medicine specialist in 1992. I have worked in hospital palliative care since 1997 but also have experience of working in hospices and community palliative care services. I retired from NHS clinical practice in 2021.
Doctor of Medicine, Early Palliative Care for People with Advanced Illnesses: Research into Practice, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
30 Nov 2015 → 12 Nov 2016
Award Date: 1 Mar 2016
Master in Science, Using Action Research to Develop an Education Programme in Clinical Communication for Consultants in NHS Scotland, University of Nottingham
1 Sept 2003 → 1 Sept 2005
Award Date: 1 Dec 2005
Eduational advisor and EC4H Programme Senior Tutor, NHS Lothian
16 Jun 1997 → …
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Boyd, K., Pinnock, H., Shenkin, S. & Weir, C.
1/11/20 → 30/10/23
Project: Research
UK central government bodies/local authorities, health and hospital authorities
1/06/19 → 31/03/20
Project: Research
Finucane, A., Murray, S., Kendall, M., Boyd, K., Kimbell, B., MacGilchrist, A., Weir, C., Hayes, P., O’Carroll, R. E., Brookes-Young, P. & Deignan , M.
1/01/14 → 31/12/16
Project: Research