This short survey is for everyone who works or volunteers in any service that provides palliative care in Australia. This includes all people working or volunteering in specialist palliative care services, and those providing palliative care as part of their work in primary care, aged care and other health care settings.
The PHN held its inaugural Palliative and End-of-Life Care Symposium at Belmont 16s Sailing Club on Friday 14th June, with 75 per cent of delegates rating the symposium ‘five stars’.
The Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network (HNECC PHN) acknowledged National Palliative Care Week last week, hosting a community palliative care event.
In 2024, National Palliative Care Week runs from Sunday, 19 May to Saturday, 25 May with a host of local events supported by a vibrant social media campaign - allowing Australians to connect with the ‘people at the heart of quality palliative care’ – the doctors, nurses, social workers, volunteers, and many others.
This National Palliative Care Week, the Hunter New England and Central Coast Primary Health Network are proud to host a FREE community awareness and education event.
The End-of-Life Care Coordination in Primary Care Pilot Program has been developed in response to needs identified in the PHN’s Palliative Care Needs Assessment.
The Greater Choice for at Home Palliative Care measure (GCfAHPC) provides funding for coordinating palliative care through PHNs. As being cared for and dying at home is most people’s preference, the initiative aims to help make that possible. A recent Palliative Care Needs Assessment identified the need for an End of Life Coordinator, a role that will be commissioned in a pilot program in the Hunter region.
2023 marks the eleventh year of the Dying to Know Day campaign, and is an initiative of The GroundSwell Project
What is Palliative Care? In acknowledgement of National Palliative Care Week, The PHN has developed a short educational video to help people understand more about palliative care.
Today is the beginning of Dementia Action Week 2021 and Dementia Australia has released the survey findings and report ‘Dementia and discrimination – enough is enough’.