HealthTimes - 14-11-2022
Demand for care at the end of life is set to shape our health care system. What is required and makes a difference is encapsulated in palliative care. This is more than providing
AAP - 25-10-2022
The South Australian government will recruit 10 more specialist palliative care nurses to bolster end-of-life services in regional communities. The government
Charlotte Mitchell - 02-06-2021
Amidst the immense tragedy and sadness of caring for people with a terminal illness, one palliative care nurse has shared stories of the human resilience that have inspired
Charlotte Mitchell - 18-05-2021
After Victoria became the first state to pass voluntary assisted dying (VAD) laws in 2019, South Australia is currently on track to become the fourth state in the country
Health Times - 01-06-2020
The Australian Government is investing $57.2 million to improve palliative care in aged care facilities across Australia. Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians,
AAP - 23-08-2019
Church leaders are calling for better palliative care while addressing a Queensland inquiry into voluntary euthanasia sitting in Brisbane on Thursday.
HealthTimes - 05-08-2019
A new paper from The Australian National University (ANU) highlighting failings with palliative care and how we are cared for when we die. The paper is co-authored
Haley Williams - 12-06-2021
Nurse practitioner Anita Wild dreamed of bringing new life into the world, not being witness to its passing. But as is the case with best-laid plans, life had other ideas.
HealthTimes - 26-04-2019
Nurses and allied health professionals (AHPs) continually make decisions as to when and how to continue or modify care, and in the choice of advice and educational materials
HealthTimes - 19-03-2019
Nurses and allied
Nicole Madigan - 11-12-2018
The regional town of Alexandra is home to Victoria’s first Advanced Care Planning Clinic, thanks to the determination and passion of local nurse, Jeanie Hurrey, who
Nicole Madigan - 17-02-2018
For more than two decades, the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation (Victoria) has been pushing for the legalisation of Voluntary Assisted Dying, or euthanasia, as
Karen Keast - 08-05-2017
New resources about end-of-life care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will assist nurses and other health professionals begin the conversation in a culturally-safe
Karen Keast - 17-02-2016
Advance care planning is when people outline their future treatment and personal care requirements in the event they become unable to express their wishes. It’s
HealthTimes - 14-08-2015
Palliative care seeks to maximise quality of life for individuals with terminal illness and their families. This is achieved through prevention, early identification and assessment
HealthTimes - 18-09-2015
Delirium is a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome which is often under-recognised by nurses. Studies have shown that nurses do detect changes but these are not linked
HealthTimes - 15-05-2015
Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide recently completed an extensive survey of more than 3,000 households in South Australia to determine the prevalence of completion
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