Category Archives: News
National Palliative Care Week launch at Bear Cottage
On Sunday, May 22, CEO Linda Hansen joined Palliative Care Australia at Bear Cottage, NSW’s...
Congratulations to Western Sydney Palliative Care Volunteer Service on their 5-year Anniversary!
Congratulations to Western Sydney Palliative Care Volunteer Service on 5 years of operation. Western Sydney...
Voluntary Assisted Dying laws pass in NSW
A note from the CEO of Palliative Care NSW The Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation has...
Palliative Care team staff across South Western Sydney Local Health Districts sending a ‘Smiley Hurrah’ to their Volunteers!
On National Volunteer Week the Palliative Care team staff across South Western Sydney Local Health...
Voluntary Assisted Dying in NSW
After extensive discussion the NSW voluntary assisted dying bill has moved to its next stage...
International Nurses Day
This year’s International Nurses Day theme is Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in...
Supporting bereaved families with the Australian Death Notification Service
The Australian Death Notification Service (ADNS) is a free national service that allows family members...
A Friend in Death documentary
A documentary exploring how the art of storytelling is helping terminally ill people in their...
Patients wrestle with EOL care, even if there’s a living will
By Nathan Gray for The Times Nathan Gray is an assistant professor of medicine at...
Paramedics treat palliative patients at home
Thousands of British Columbia paramedics have now been trained in a new care model that...
Wollongong nursing boss honoured in awards
Deborah Cameron, a Wollongong nursing executive has been recognised for being a “strong and transformational...
Push for increased palliative care
Julie Maihi-Taniora knows all too well the value of palliative care nurses. “When I first heard...