Importance of spiritual care for palliative patients highlighted for Palliative Care Week
In recognition of National Palliative Care Week, the national peak body for palliative care, Palliative Care Australia,...
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Palliative care report reveals system is failing rural Australians
Despite a rapid increase in the need for palliative care services in Australia, people living in rural areas are still... -
Changing the conversation around end of life care
This national Palliative Care week, service providers are working to shift our cultural views on dying. -
More funding for rural palliative care and a better understanding needed
An internationally recognised palliative care specialist has called for more palliative care funding and equitable... -
Addressing the challenges of Advanced Care Planning after dementia diagnosis
Following an extensive study into Advanced Care Planning for people with dementia, resources aiming to address some of... -
Culturally appropriate resource helps Indigenous Australians discuss end of life
New resources to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people start the discussions about their end of life wishes... -
How final is your final will and testament? Have your say
To help bring family inheritance laws into the 21st century, the South Australian Law Reform Institute is calling on... -
Research to help give vulnerable people a voice about death
A new research project into finding ways to give vulnerable people in our community a voice when it comes to the... -
Tasmanian palliative care education to end unless state government steps in
With its one-off assistance package from Federal Government running out, Tasmania’s peak palliative care body is... -
Lifting the lid on death and dying
Comedian, performer and writer, and strong advocate for palliative care Jean Kittson is bringing a lighthearted slant to... -
Unique memorial partnership
Many people have a special place to remember a loved one to honour their memory and a memorial provides an area of... -
Dispelling the palliative care myth
Palliative care isn’t just about dying. It’s also about improving the quality of life of patients and their families... -
I Care 4 Palliative Care campaign for specialist services
Through its ‘I Care for Palliative Care’ campaign, Cancer Council NSW is calling for additional funding from... -
General Practice nurses encouraged to talk about death
Aiming to introduce advance care planning into general practices in a sensitive and routine way, the national federally... -
Death with Dignity Bill killed off in SA
South Australia’s controversial euthanasia bill was knocked back by one vote after a lengthy and complex debate which... -
Whose right is it to die?
The debate on whether or not to legalise voluntary euthanasia in South Australia is far from over, with those on either... -
Specialist dementia nurses service launched in SA
South Australians living with dementia are set to benefit from the unique Nightingale Nurses service recently launched... -
Pilot program launched to improve end-of-life choice
Bupa members in Brisbane who have complex symptoms or are in the last few days of their life can now chose to receive... -
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Death Over Dinner arrives Down Under
Breaking the rule of never discussing death at the dinner table, Death Over Dinner (DOD) has come to Australia. -
A national conversation about dying
A leading international palliative care expert is calling for better education in palliative care and a public awareness...
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