Palliative Care
To better understand the end of life care service gaps, we commissioned a report based on consultation with local health professionals to assist in developing strategies to improve service delivery. This was followed by a needs analysis to explore and understand the Department of Health and Aged Care’s Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care program. The Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care measure has assisted us in improving awareness of local palliative care options and to coordinate and facilitate access to safe, quality palliative care services at home. A dedicated program to implement the Greater Choice for At Home Palliative Care measure locally is currently being established for our region.
Resources
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The palliAGED website is designed to better support aged care teams delivering palliative and end-of-life care. palliAGED is a National Palliative Project, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care.
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End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC): ELDAC provides information, guidance, and resources to health professionals and aged care workers to support palliative care and advance care planning to improve the care of older Australians. Resources such as the Residential Aged Care Toolkit are also available on the website to provide palliative care planning support to residents and their carers/families.
- University of Wollongong Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC): The PCOC aims to improve palliative care patient and carer outcomes. This tool is a suitable framework for palliative care service providers as it enables practitioners to generate consistent information to appropriately plan and deliver care.
- Palliative Care Australia (PCA): PCA is the national peak body for palliative care. PCA works closely alongside consumers, organizations, and the palliative care workforce to improve access and the need for palliative care.
For further information email our HAPC Team or call 4708 8100.
