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Three Sisters surprise visit for Evelyn

 Penrith patient experienced a true act of kindness while being treated by NSW Ambulance Paramedics...

Families love new palliative care wing at Broken Hill

A wing of the Broken Hill Medical Ward where palliative care in-patients receive care has...

Ambulance Wish – fulfilling wishes, celebrating lives

Ambulance Wish Western Australia recently launched its new service to fulfil final wishes for West...

Remuneration for palliative care services – CareSearch

Many health professionals providing palliative care within the primary health setting experience a unique set...

Indian and Australian palliative care workers reach out in COVID-19

New palliative care training for Sister Doctors in India is supporting patients and families during...

Welsh ambulance service appoints a dedicated palliative care team

The Welsh Ambulance Service has appointed its first dedicated palliative care paramedics. Currently, people nearing the end of their lives often end up in...

Palliative care for people with intellectual disability

For many health professionals, supporting someone with intellectual disabilities at the end of life is...

Paramedicine: the evolving opportunity of palliative care

CPC Annual Lecture: Wednesday 8 December 2021, 4 – 5.30pm Register here Paramedicine has evolved...

Capacity and consent to medical treatment

Can a person have capacity for some decisions and not others? Who decides whether or...

Journey to Dreaming Toolkit & Diary

The Journey to Dreaming Toolkit refers to the sensitive, but very important topic of dying...

PCRN Forum: Partnering with consumers to improve palliative care

Thursday 25 November 2021, 4:00 – 4:45pm REGISTER HERE This discussion with Stacey Panozzo, Joanne Britto,...

Human Rights resolution of older persons includes palliative care!

By Katherine Pettus, PhD Senior Advocacy Director IAHPC.  On October 7, 2021, the United Nations...