palliative care

Vic appoints first chief palliative care adviser

The Victorian government has made a significant step in bolstering Victoria’s end-of-life care system with the appointment of the state’s…

What aged care staff say about their grief

Research suggests aged-care staff experience a unique type of grief when residents die. However, their grief often goes unrecognised, and…

Palliative care gets $3m funding boost

Vulnerable patients in south western Sydney will receive a $3 million boost from the Minns government for end-of-life care -…

Include palliative care in Medicare reform, says peak body

In light of recent announcements made by the major political parties pledging billions of dollars to a major Medicare overhaul,…

Voluntary assisted dying is legal in Australia – but many of us don’t know

Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making…

Give aged care nurses a voice in digital transformation: Research

Researchers are calling for nurses to have more say in the digital transformation of aged and palliative care, as the…

Offering end of life support as part of home care is important – but may face some challenges

Jennifer Tieman, Flinders University Earlier this month, the government announced major changes to aged care in Australia, including a A$4.3…

Australia is running low on oral morphine. What does that mean for pain relief in palliative care?

Nial Wheate, Macquarie University and Tina Hinton, University of Sydney Australia currently finds itself in the unusual position of being…

Queenslanders’ petition for compassionate assisted dying

Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws have been passed in all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern…

End-of-life patients suffering unnecessarily due to pain med shortage

In the past year, at least six pain-relief products have become unavailable in Australia. The Australian & New Zealand Society…

Collaborative palliative care pilot project empowers aged care staff

Two Victorian aged care providers are changing the way they deliver end of life care. Peninsula Home Hospice and Vasey…

National Palliative Care Week: Volunteer support integral for quality care

Last year in February, Wally Kewley and his wife Jackie were making plans for their next adventure to Vietnam. However,…

Plans for paramedics to do more to support palliative care patients

Paramedics could play a bigger role in helping palliative care patients die at home under a proposed national framework, which…

‘Not working’: Calls to embed end-of-life care into nursing homes

The Chief of Australia's leading palliative care organisation has called to embed end-of-life services into aged-care homes after new data…

Palliative Care Week: Let’s talk about death and dying

An aged care nurse has called for Australians to become more open in conversations about death and dying during National…

HammondCare launches palliative care program

An aged care provider has spearheaded a palliative care program to raise the sector's awareness and increase support for family…

‘The last act of love’ – advocate talks about palliative care

A long-time nurse has been celebrated for bringing palliative care to the fore in Australia's aged and healthcare system. RSL…

Palliative Care Needs Rounds assist residents facing the end of their life: opinion

Deaths in residential aged care settings occur frequently enough to be core business. It is sometimes difficult to assess when…

‘A watershed moment’: sector reacts to royal commission report and four areas for immediate action

“Get cracking.” That’s the overwhelming call from advocacy groups in response to the release of the aged care royal commission’s…

Palliative care reimagined: the compassionate communities model

It has been suggested that the western world has lost its 'death literacy' as we increasingly look to outsource end of…

A dying wish: Lobster for Josino

What would be your last meal? For Josino, all he wanted was lobster, but that wasn’t to be. “You know…

Palliative care standards updated

Palliative Care Australia has launched the fifth edition of the National Palliative Care Standards and the Palliative Care Service Development…

End of life research given funding boost

Australia is set to become a leader in palliative care research, thanks to a $60 million grand for end-of-life care…

Giving Australians the death they’d prefer

In 2004, chief executive Kim Macgowan was chatting with The District Nurses team and came across a student nurse who…

Training offered to help nurses discuss death and dying

Nurses in general practices across Australia will soon have access to training to help older people and those who are…