Improving palliative care services and training
The federal government will provide $52 million over three years to improve palliative care services and training....
End of Life
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You only ‘die’ once – so plan ahead
Australians agree it’s best to plan for the worst, but are failing to turn those plans into action, according to a... -
Palliative care is not an optional extra
The federal government will fund all initiatives under the National Palliative Care Program for a further six months,... -
More palliative care training for care staff
Ninety per cent of care professionals have indicated additional training on palliative care and dementia would be... -
Virtual hospice initiative recognised
An innovative website and app, created by Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and international colleagues to share... -
Improving palliative care access in aged care
Managers of aged care services and facilities are being asked to participate in a new survey that aims to map the... -
Patients’ right to refuse food and drink
People with terminal illness have the right to refuse to eat and drink and receive palliative care if they wish to die,... -
Cancer myth busting
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is calling for more community awareness and education to improve knowledge and challenge... -
Unmet palliative care need
Only one in 10 people who need palliative care are receiving it, according to a new report released yesterday by the... -
Australia sponsors palliative care resolution
Palliative care has reportedly for the first time been accepted as an integral component of health systems worldwide. -
Leading causes of death
Chronic diseases such as heart disease, dementia and cancers are leading causes of death among people aged 45 and over. -
Capturing palliative care stories
The dying, their carers and families are telling their stories in a bid to win community recognition and support for... -
Long road ahead for palliative care
There is still much to be done to improve access to palliative care services for those in aged care, according to an... -
Palliative care hospital admissions rise
Patients aged 75 years and over accounted for nearly half of palliative care hospital admissions in 2010-11, a new... -
‘First’ Australian death clinic
A South Australian euthanasia clinic has been set up to test drugs and distribute nitrogen kits to terminally ill... -
Palliative care win for Peter
South Australian aged care provider Resthaven’s palliative care nurse practitioner, Peter Jenkin, recently won the... -
National research into end of life care
It’s the conversation most of us just don’t want to have. Any talk of end of life plans on how we would like... -
Make palliative care ‘your’ business, Abbott
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) urges the new government to make palliative care their business during the first 100... -
Consider spiritual and chronic pain
Leading Australian pain clinicians will break new ground in bringing together health professionals and people living... -
Make palliative care ‘your business’ this election
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is calling on all political parties and candidates standing for election tomorrow to... -
NSW planning ahead in death
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and Palliative Care NSW (PCNSW) yesterday congratulated the NSW government for its...
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