HealthTimes - 16-05-2019

With Australia’s death rate set to double in the next 25 years, more than 50% of us die in acute-care settings, often alone and hidden from society. Dying

AAP - 30-04-2019

Many Queenslanders die before their palliative care packages are approved, doctors say in a damning submission to a state government inquiry.

HealthTimes - 05-03-2019

How do you motivate fit and healthy middle-aged Australians to plan for a time when they are too unwell to make their own medical decisions? Advance Care Planning

HealthTimes - 30-08-2018

Caregivers would like more information about palliative care and a willingness from health professionals to discuss what to expect as illness progresses, according to new

HealthTimes - 02-03-2018

Offering palliative care earlier to dying patients at home is linked to fewer hospital admissions at the end of their lives, raising questions about the time restrictions

HealthTimes - 20-12-2017

I am rarely a fence sitter, and yet I’ve found myself firmly placed in no man’s land. Before you judge me though, may I explain myself…I’m talking

HealthTimes - 06-12-2017

Nurses have identified an urgent need for Australia to have a serious and comprehensive conversation about supporting individual patient choice when it comes to end-of-life

HealthTimes - 30-10-2017

Patients diagnosed with a rare and aggressive type of lung cancer called malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) do not have an improved quality of life if offered additional

AAP - 24-05-2017

A higher proportion of the Australian population is going to hospital for end-of-life care than ever before. New data released by the Australian

AAP - 17-05-2017

A NSW woman suffering from motor neuron disease has given her backing to a new bill that could allow terminally ill patients to end their lives.