Publication - Research and analysis

Palliative care strategy - population data and research: overview

Published: 2 October 2024
From: Minister for Public Health and Women's Health, +1 more … Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
Directorate: Chief Operating Officer, NHS Scotland Directorate
Topic: Health and social care
ISBN: 9781836015390

This additional paper gives an overview of current population data and service use provided by Public Health Scotland. Scottish Government analysts made projections for changes in population health based on 2021 data up to 2040 and show that those are predicted to lead to increased palliative care needs.

Supporting documents

Appendix A

International Classification of Disease-10 codes used to estimate palliative care need

Disease Group	ICD-10 Codes
Cancer	C00 – C97
Heart disease and heart failure	I00 – I52 (excl. I12 &I13)
Chronic lower respiratory disease and respiratory failure	J40-47, J96
Reno-vascular disease and renal failure	I12, I13, N17, N18, N28
Liver disease	K70 - K77
Dementia	F01, F03, G30, R54
Stroke	I60 – I69
Other (includes Huntington's disease, Motor neurone disease, Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy, multiple sclerosis and multi-system atrophy)	G10, G12.2, G20, G23.1, G35, G90.3

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Email: Palliativecareteam@gov.scot

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