Palliative Care

At the Caritas Christi palliative care unit, "homeliness" is sprawling crayon lines and scribbled messages of "get well soon", drawn by children in its

Doctors have hit out "heartless and inhumane" delays in palliative care as new figures show reductions to promised funding exceed 30 per cent in most NSW regional

Demand for palliative and end-of-life care services is set to surge as Australia's population grows older. Those kinds of treatments are offered to people

A promised funding boost for end-of-life care in NSW will be cut by $150 million to help hire more nurses to fill staff shortages. Premier Chris Minns confirmed

Demand for care at the end of life is set to shape our health care system. What is required and makes a difference is encapsulated in palliative care. This is more than providing

The South Australian government will recruit 10 more specialist palliative care nurses to bolster end-of-life services in regional communities. The government

Amidst the immense tragedy and sadness of caring for people with a terminal illness, one palliative care nurse has shared stories of the human resilience that have inspired

After Victoria became the first state to pass voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws in 2019, South Australia is currently on track to become the fourth state in the country

The Australian Government is investing $57.2 million to improve palliative care in aged care facilities across Australia. Minister for Aged Care and Senior

Church leaders are calling for better palliative care while addressing a Queensland inquiry into voluntary euthanasia sitting in Brisbane on Thursday.

A new paper from The Australian National University (ANU) highlighting failings with palliative care and how we are cared for when we die. The paper is co-authored

Providing greater opportunity for patients to have discussions around long-term health management before an acute event occurs could support better goals of care conversations

Some doctors fear litigation and professional ruin if they are seen to have overprescribed opioids to terminally ill patients, according to a University of Queensland researcher.

As sick Australians are facing the end of their life, an increasing number are turning to palliative care, a report has found. More Australians

With Australia’s death rate set to double in the next 25 years, more than 50% of us die in acute-care settings, often alone and hidden from society. Dying

Many Queenslanders die before their palliative care packages are approved, doctors say in a damning submission to a state government inquiry.

How do you motivate fit and healthy middle-aged Australians to plan for a time when they are too unwell to make their own medical decisions? Advance Care Planning

Caregivers would like more information about palliative care and a willingness from health professionals to discuss what to expect as illness progresses, according to new

Offering palliative care earlier to dying patients at home is linked to fewer hospital admissions at the end of their lives, raising questions about the time restrictions

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