Welcome to our new SPICT @ St Andrews mailing list.
SPICT programme
The SPICT International Programme @ the University of St Andrews is available at www.spict.org.uk
Data protection meant everyone on our mailing list had to subscribe to the new one, so thanks for doing that. We welcome anyone interested in SPICT to join our mailing list.
Dr Sarah Mills, Lecturer in General Practice, is now leading the SPICT International Programme. Dr Kirsty Boyd is supporting Sarah, along with Dr Sam Quinn.
SPICT @ EAPC 2026, Prague, 14-16th May 2026
The SPICT programme team will be in Prague, so do come and meet us.
- Thursday 14th – Plenary lecture by Scott Murray, Emeritus Professor of Primary Palliative Care, University of Edinburgh
- Thursday 14th – SPICT Poster presentation
- Friday 15th – EAPC Reference Group (Primary Care) – SPICT presentation and discussion
Recent publications
- Bustamante-Fermosel A, Chacón-Moreno AD, Hennekinne L, et al. On behalf of the research in palliative care Huil-Group. Screening tools for the early identification of palliative care needs in patients with advanced chronic conditions: an updated systematic review. J Clin Med. 2026 Jan 23;15(3):919. doi: 10.3390/jcm15030919
- Cheong MWL, Aqilah N, Lee SWH, et al. “Supportive relationships over support services”—A qualitative study of patient and caregiver perspectives on the implementation of community-based palliative care for people living with advanced noncommunicable diseases. Palliative Care and Social Practice. 2026;20. doi:10.1177/26323524251409212
- Antony JE, Thomas D, Kuriakose J, et al. Identifying patients with palliative care needs: training healthcare professionals in South India. BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Published Online First: 16 February 2026. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2025-005710
SPICT 2025 versions
SPICT 2025 English versions and Using SPICT information, along with a guide for each version are all available to download to your device or as PDF files.
SPICT translations
New SPICT translations are always welcome.
Coming soon: SPICT-LIS-PH (Philippines) and SPICT in Welsh.
You’ll find the completed translations listed at the bottom of these pages:
Please email us ([email protected]) if you’d like to update a current SPICT translation on the website to a 2025 version. You can see the changes we made for the 2025 versions in English on our SPICT translations page.
We know that several groups are working on translations of SPICT tools and Using SPICT guides. Let us know if you plan to start a translation project. We have a list of current translation project leads. We always encourage people from the same country or language to work together.
SPICT partners
We have welcomed several new Partners from all around the world. You’ll find all our Partners listed by country at the bottom of the SPICT Partners page
Any organisation using SPICT resources from our website in palliative care, teaching or research is invited to join as a Partner.
There is no charge for this. Simply complete our SPICT partner application.
If you were a Partner before our site moved, please do rejoin us. Data protection means we were not able to move Partners’ information to SPICT @ St Andrews University.
Please contact us or send us an email ([email protected]) if you have any questions or ideas about how we can develop our SPICT international programme and the SPICT website.
Best wishes
Sarah & Kirsty
Dr Sarah Mills & Dr Kirsty Boyd
SPICT International Programme Team