Category Archives: News
NSW Government Response to Parliamentary Inquiry: Key Updates for the Palliative Care Sector
On 26 September 2025, the Minister for Health, Ryan Park, released the official response to...
Rural Generalist Medicine Recognised as a Specialty
Australia has reached an historic milestone with the official recognition of Rural Generalist Medicine as...
Notice of the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Palliative Care NSW Incorporated
Annual General Meeting of Palliative Care NSW Incorporated. The AGM will be held as a virtual...
PCOC Version 4 Clinical Manual: Released!
Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) is funded by the Australian Government and offers free, voluntary...
ACP-i 2025 Scholarship Recipient insights
Palliative Care NSW (PCNSW) with the funding support of the NSW Ministry of Health was...
Global Insights from the Advance Care Planning International Conference 2025
Attending the 9th Advance Care Planning International Conference (ACP-i 2025) on the Gold Coast was...
National Palliative Care Standards Community of Practice (CoP)
The Community of Practice (CoP) has been created by Palliative Care Australia (PCA) to bring together specialist palliative care...
New Paediatric Palliative Care Decision-Making Tool helps health professionals ‘Know the Right Time’ for referrals
Palliative Care Australia (PCA) has launched a new Timely Referral Paediatric Palliative Care Decision-Making Guideline Tool,...
Recognising the important role of Carers
National Carers Week, from 12 to 18 October 2025, is a time to recognise, celebrate...
Improving Access and Understanding with New Translated Resources
In recognition of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, celebrated annually on the 11th of...
Prescribing rights extended to qualified and endorsed registered nurses (RNs)
The Registration standard: Endorsement for scheduled medicines – designated registered nurse prescriber came into effect on 30...
OPCC Scholarship Recipient Insights
Palliative Care NSW (PCNSW) was delighted to provide three scholarships to the Oceanic Palliative Care...