palliative care

‘Dying to Know’ campaign empowering Australians to live and die well

Voluntary assisted dying, and palliative care can work well together, but some people are still excluded from the choice of a legal and supported voluntary death. And this is the reason behind Dying to Know, a campaign held every August to “empower Australians at all stages of life to live and die well”. A national …

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Palliative care services need more funding

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released its report on palliative care services around Australia, showing these services are making patients feel better. But with palliative care needs on the rise, the specialist palliative doctors are decreasing, creating a gap in these services. Palliative Care Australia is urging the Commonwealth and State governments to …

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