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Exploratory Analysis of Barriers to Palliative Care – Summary Policy Paper

This document summarises common themes relevant to providing palliative care to under-served and vulnerable population groups in Australia. It recommends how the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for these groups.

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Exploratory Analysis of Barriers to Palliative Care – Summary Policy Paper

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This summary policy paper reports on barriers and facilitators that are common to most or all of the 9 under-served populations this project focused on:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
  • care leavers and people affected by forced adoption
  • people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
  • people with disabilities
  • people experiencing homelessness
  • people who are incarcerated
  • people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex
  • refugees
  • veterans

There are separate reports on each of the 9 populations, which are available in our Collection.

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