It has been suggested that the western world has lost its ‘death literacy’ as we increasingly look to outsource end of life care to businesses. A new public health approach to palliative care has been put forward as a compassionate alternative ...

What would be your last meal? For Josino, all he wanted was lobster, but that wasn’t to be. “You know what really annoys me, if I was on death row, I could choose my last meal. Just because I’m sick, ...

A free online resource is helping improve conversations about the subject of dying and reducing social stigma. Developed by a team of palliative care experts at Flinders University, Dying2Learn was developed as part of the Australian Department of Health CareSearch ...

Palliative Care Australia has launched the fifth edition of the National Palliative Care Standards and the Palliative Care Service Development Guidelines, in an effort to better shape how palliative care is planned, funded and delivered across Australia in the next ...

Palliative Care South Australia has today kicked off a petition requesting extra government funding for end of life care services. The online petition, which has already garnered more than 150 signatures, calls on the South Australian government to commit an ...

Australia is set to become a leader in palliative care research, thanks to a $60 million grant for end-of-life care projects. South Australia will particularly benefit, as Flinders University received $8 million for its palliative care related research. College of ...

In celebration of National Carers Week last week, the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) has re-launched the Palliative Care Online Training Portal for community and aged care workers. Funded by the federal government, the portal provides free interactive training ...

To celebrate National Palliative Care Week, Palliative Care Australia is making end-of-life care everyone’s business. Throughout our lives, every one of us will experience the loss of someone close, whether a family member, neighbour or friend. At some point we ...