Category Archives: News

New Study Exploring Rural Palliative Care from the Perspective of Primary Caregivers – Your Support Needed

A new national study is being conducted on what is working well in rural palliative...

2024 Federal Budget Submission

Palliative Care Australia’s (PCA) 2024 Federal Budget Submission is the result of consultations with member...

AIHW Report: Specialist Paediatric Palliative Care

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released a report exploring the specialist...

Community Voices Advocating for Better Palliative Care

Through Voices for Palliative Care (Voices), members of the community are advocating for better access...

Grief Tending Video Podcast Series

In partnership with Hummingbird House, Palliative Care Queensland has launched the Grief Tending video podcast...

PCNSW Management Committee Member Professor Deb Parker Recognised with 2024 Order of Australia (AM) Award

Professor Deb Parker was awarded with a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in...

Member profile: Jon San Martin

Jon San Martin is a valued member of PCNSW and is a registered nurse with...

Achieving your New Year Career and Professional Development Resolutions

The New Year is a symbolic representation of a fresh start, giving us the chance...

Palliative Care for People Living with Dementia

Dementia has a profound effect on our community. In Australia, it is the leading cause...

New temporarily PBS listings for morphine sulfate will be effective from 1 December 2023.

In early December we shared this article regarding ongoing pain medicine shortages. Since that article,...

2nd Edition of the National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high-quality end-of-life care

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has reviewed and published the...