St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice

Service overview

Service type: Hospice

Registration status: Registered

Based in Clydebank, St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice is an independent hospice.  

Further information about the hospice and the services it provides can be found by contacting the service.

Information about the conditions of registration and inspection reports is below. 

Non-urgent advice: Service details

Main point of contact: Sister Rita Dawson
East Barns Street
Clydebank
G81 1EG

Non-urgent advice: Service provider

The service provider is St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice, a charitable organisation with headquarters in Clydebank St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice Company Limited by Guarantee
East Barns Street
Clydebank
G81 1EG

Conditions of registration

  1. The provider will operate an independent hospital (hospice).  
  1. The service will operate 24hrs Monday to Sunday.   
  1. The provider must only allow specialist palliative care on both an in-patient and domiciliary care basis.   
  1. The provider must not allow more than 58 in-patient places (30 palliative care beds and 28 continuing care beds) and 10 day case places.  
  1. The provider must not allow the provision of dental treatments (including dental hygiene treatments, dental implants, tooth whitening and orthodontics).   
  1. The provider must not allow any ionising radiation exposures to be carried out.   
  1. The provider must not prescribe medication for patients introduced by an unregulated third-party organisation whereby the established governance structures prohibit, or indirectly restrict, the service being able to communicate directly, either virtual or in person, with the service user.   
  1. The provider must only treat service users aged 18 or over.    
  1. The provider must ensure that patients under the age of 18 are not assessed or treated on the premises or treated as day case patients.  
  1. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.   
  1. The provider must ensure that staff possess the appropriate skills, knowledge and experience and that they are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of patients, the public and wider workforce.   
  1. The provider must ensure that staff requiring to be registered by a professional regulating body are actively registered.    
  1. The provider must ensure a registered medical officer that specialises in palliative care is available on call at all times.  

Inspection reports

Report published: 12 June 2026
Inspection date: 09 April 2026
Inspection Type: Unannounced

Previous inspection reports

  • St Margaret of Scotland Hospice-independent healthcare inspection report: September 2024
  • St Margaret of Scotland Hospice-independent healthcare inspection report: November 2022
  • St Margaret of Scotland Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: February 2021
  • St. Margaret of Scotland Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: August 2019
  • St Margaret of Scotland Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: June 2016
  • St Margaret of Scotland Hospice – independent healthcare inspection report: October 2014
  • St Margaret of Scotland – independent healthcare inspection report: January 2013

If you would like a copy of a previous inspection report, please email his.ihcregulation@nhs.scot