Palliative care resources
Palliative care education and training opportunities for primary care and aged care workers
This matrix outlines palliative care education and training opportunities for people working in aged care.
The Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan
The Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan is a roadmap for a national approach to prioritise and work towards common goals and objectives for paediatric palliative care.
Palliative care market research – Insights report
This market research examines the training and education opportunities to best support aged and primary care workers so they can deliver high quality palliative care.
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Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Program – Country Western Australia PHN
Country Western Australia Primary Health Network (PHN) is working with the City of Albany to improve access to safe, high quality palliative care in primary and community care.
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Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Program – Adelaide PHN
The Adelaide Primary Health Network (PHN) introduced Advance Care Plans in Residential Aged Care Facilities in 2018 to document and improve care from the moment a resident enters a facility right up until their final journey through life.
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Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Program – Brisbane South PHN
The Brisbane South Primary Health Network is using funding from the Australian Government’s Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care program to improve safe and effective end of life care outside of hospital settings.
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Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Program – North Western Melbourne PHN
The Precious Time: an end of life directory is a unique website developed by the North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network (PHN) to help patients, family, friends and carers access a range of palliative care and support services in a meaningful and holistic manner.
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Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Program – Central QLD, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast PHN
Through the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care (GCfAHPC) Program the Central Queensland, Wide Bay, Sunshine Coast Primary Health Network (PHN) have increased advance care planning in aged care. This is comforting residents while providing a positive education experience for the workforce.
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Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Program – Murrumbidgee PHN
The Murrumbidgee Primary Health Network (PHN) has introduced a Palliative Care Outcomes Collaborative (PCOC) into general practice, which enables health professionals to measure and identify the impact of their service delivery and achieve better palliative care outcomes for their patients.
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Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care Program – South Western Sydney PHN
South Western Sydney Primary Health Network (PHN) has published a booklet - A Journey into Sorry Business - which provides culturally appropriate and respectful information to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about the raft of palliative support services which are available in the area.
Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC) assessment pathways for an aged care resident
This factsheet or flyer provides information to providers of permanent resident aged care about the three AN-ACC assessment pathways for assessing and classifying an aged care resident.
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Starting the conversation
Starting the conversation about palliative care and end-of-life care.
Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure – Mid-point Report
The Mid-point Report provides an interim assessment of progress towards the Measure’s aims. It covers the period from when funding to states and territories began in 2019-20 to June 2022.
Executive Summary Report – Exploratory Review of Palliative Care Assessment Tools
This Executive Summary Report summarises the outcomes of the Exploratory Review of Palliative Care Assessment Tools project.
Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure – Baseline report and Progress Report 2
This Baseline report provides the evaluation baseline and an update on implementation.
Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure – Evaluation Framework
The Evaluation Framework covers evaluation activities from April 2021 to November 2023. The primary audience for the evaluation is the Department and state and territory government representatives.
National framework for advance care planning documents
The National framework for advance care planning documents supports advance care planning across all states and territories.
Final Evaluation Report of the End of Life Directions for Aged Care Program
This report is a summary of an independent evaluation of the End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) from 2017-18 to 2019-20. The key findings and recommendations will inform the future activities of ELDAC.
Literature Review Summary Report – National Evaluation of the Comprehensive Palliative Care in Aged Care Measure
The Literature Review Report summarises the outcomes of a review of peer reviewed and grey literature on international and domestic approaches to palliative care in residential aged care facilities (RACFs).
Implementation Plan for the National Palliative Care Strategy 2018
Our Implementation Plan for the National Palliative Care Strategy will help us improve palliative care services for all Australians.
Evaluation of the National Palliative Care Projects Final Report
This report describes the assessment and evaluation of the National Palliative Care Projects which are funded under the Public Health and Chronic Disease Grant Program. The Report outlines key findings and recommendations.
Exploratory Analysis of Barriers to Palliative Care – Literature Review
This document represents a summary of the literature reviews which were originally conducted in March–April 2018 and updated in January 2019, with minor final amendments made in July 2019.
Exploratory Analysis of Barriers to Palliative Care – Issues Report on People from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving the experience of palliative care for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.
Exploratory Analysis of Barriers to Palliative Care – Issues Report on People who are Incarcerated
This report describes key barriers and promising approaches for improving the experience of palliative care for people who are incarcerated in Australia. It covers advance care planning and ways the palliative care sector can improve access and quality of care for this group.
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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