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• End of Life
Palliative care patients in pain; new research says
Calls for “more vigilance” have been made following the release of a new study into palliative care in Australia which reveals high levels of error in opioid administration among patients living...

• Allied Health
• · End of Life
Religious providers won’t facilitate assisted dying
Church and religious based aged care and health providers are making the decision to not offer Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) as part of their services in Victoria, despite the passing of the Bill,...

• End of Life
• · Providers
Designing towards the best death
The passion for high quality palliative care from one aged care provider’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has led to a long and informative journey to create a design for the ‘best death...

• End of Life
Cash injection for regional palliative care specialists
Nine rural and regional areas in New South Wales will benefit from a $3.06 million investment to improve the care and choices of palliative care patients with the introduction of new palliative care...

• End of Life
• · Government
It’s a pass for Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation
Victoria has made history as the first Australian state to pass voluntary assisted dying laws following successful debates in both the Victorian Parliament upper and lower houses and years of...

• Allied Health
• · End of Life
Additional palliative care funding for Victoria announced
Palliative care services in Victoria are set to benefit from more than $62 million in additional funding following an announcement by the state’s government.

• End of Life
• · Providers
Research partnership puts focus on the future of aged care
A five-year ‘future of aged care’ research partnership has been formed to examine the impacts of ageing on the population of the Illawarra, Shoalhaven and beyond.

• Allied Health
• · End of Life
Palliative care projects welcome funding boost
More than $60 million in funding has been provided by the Government for new projects that aim to improve the quality and access to aged care.

• Allied Health
Victoria one step closer to voluntary assisted dying law
History is being made in Victoria following the Legislative Assembly’s vote this morning, which saw the passing of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 without any amendments.

• Allied Health
• · End of Life
Palliative care improved with the help of a checklist
Researchers from Calvary and Australian Catholic University have come together to research, study and create a checklist to address, review and implement the palliative care needs of Australian aged...

• Caring & Carers
• · End of Life
Approach to palliative care awarded
Aged care provider McKenzie Aged Care has been announced as a winner for Integration and Partnership at the Primary Care Excellence Awards 2017.

• End of Life
Victorian Parliament introduced with voluntary assisted dying Bill
A Bill to legalise voluntary assisted dying in Victoria has been introduced to Parliament, with a vote expected before the end of the year.

• Allied Health
• · End of Life
Excellence in Palliative Care recognised with new awards
A South Australian Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner is the first to be awarded the Excellence in Palliative Care in an Aged Care Setting award at the recent Palliative Care Australia National Awards...

• Allied Health
• · Caring & Carers
Industry professionals come together for biennial Palliative Care Conference
The upcoming Australian Palliative Care Conference in Adelaide is set to see the best of the industry take to the stage in a number of informative and ‘not-to-be-missed’ presentations.

• Advice
• · Allied Health
• · Caring & Carers
Do something for Dying to Know Day
Dying to Know Day 2017 is earmarked for August 8 but organisers are encouraging all Australians to host or attend events all month long in a bid to see better planning for end of life.