03 Jul 2024
Primary health and aged care urged to complete palliative care workforce survey
Those working in primary health and aged care, including GPs, nurses, and practice managers, are being urged to lend their voice to a landmark national survey that seeks to increase access to palliative care.
28 Jun 2024
Join the Program Committee for 2025 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference – EOI now open!a
The Oceanic Palliative Care Conference in 2023 brought together over 1400 delegates to ‘shape stronger health systems and deliver quality palliative care’.
26 Jun 2024
Shortages of critical pain relief continue – advice to clinicians
Long standing challenges around the supply of critical pain relief medicines continue to cause anxiety and leave patients, their families, and health professionals distressed.
26 Jun 2024
Shortages of critical pain relief continue – advice to clinicians
Long standing challenges around the supply of critical pain relief medicines continue to cause anxiety and leave patients, their families, and health professionals distressed.
26 Jun 2024
Shortages of critical pain relief continue – advice to clinicians
Long standing challenges around the supply of critical pain relief medicines continue to cause anxiety and leave patients, their families, and health professionals distressed.
17 Jun 2024
New National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List
Palliative care patients need timely access to symptom control medicines to avoid unnecessary suffering or unnecessary transfers to hospital
13 Jun 2024
Thank you General Hurley and Mrs Hurley, your time as Patrons of Palliative Care Australia made an impact
On behalf of Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and the wider palliative care community we represent, I want to publicly thank His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d) and Mrs Linda Hurley who have served as PCA’s Patrons for the last five years.
12 Jun 2024
2024 National Palliative Care Week Lecture - Prof David Currow and 'The Future of the Care Economy'
In May 2024, Palliative Care Australia launched the National Palliative Care Week Lectur
24 May 2024
National Palliative Care Week 2024 – a landmark event for health and care sectors
‘Matters of life and death’ have been the central focus of National Palliative Care Week 2024.
23 May 2024
Distressing lack of access to palliative care highlighted in new data
New data released during National Palliative Care Week reveals the benefits of palliative care for those with a terminal diagnosis but also highlights a distressing lack of access to the symptom control, and social and emotional support palliative care offers.