COVID-19 response
23rd March 2020
Given the rapidly unfolding situation with the spread of COVID-19, we would like to assure you that the health and wellbeing of our team, our individual and organisational members, and…
Love is Not Enough
4th March 2020
Advance Care Planning Australia has launched a new video to support this year’s National Advance Care Planning Week, which begins soon on 23 March. Love is Not Enough encourages fit…
Consumer awareness campaign proven effective
23rd January 2020
Evaluation results have proved that You only die once, Australia’s first Advance Care Planning consumer awareness campaign was highly successful. The primary purpose of this campaign, which was delivered in…
All Western Australians have the right to die well
11th December 2019
Palliative Care WA put out a media release in response to the voluntary assisted dying legislation passed by WA Parliament. Media Release Equitable access across the State to quality palliative…
Palliative Care Services Boosted in WA
10th October 2019
Palliative Care WA congratulates the McGowan Government for releasing another significant injection of funds into the improved delivery of palliative care in Western Australia. We recognise this is a significant…
Describing a good death
19th September 2019
At our Dying Well community forum we asked everyone – attendees and panel members – to describe a good death in 3 words. Responses were written on post-it notes and…
You only die once campaign
21st August 2019
Palliative Care WA has launched You only die once, Australia’s first consumer awareness campaign on Advance Care Planning. Advance Care Planning is the process of discussing and documenting future health…
Partnering with local parliamentary members to share the Advance Care Planning message
29th November 2018
Over the last few months we’ve partnered with local Members of Parliament to deliver our community workshops on Advance Care Planning. This has proved a great way of using their…
Palliative care sector welcomes the recommendations from the End of Life Choices Report
29th August 2018
Last night a packed room of representatives from the palliative care sector welcomed the release of the WA Parliament Select Committee End of Life Choices Report at a forum, hosted…
Palliative Care WA Advance Care Planning Community Workshops
27th August 2018
In the first half of 2018, Palliative Care WA delivered 16 Advance Care Planning (ACP) Community Workshops and presentations in the Peel region, Albany, Bunbury, Busselton, Chittering, Midland and the…
WA End of Life Choices Parliamentary Committee Report Released
27th August 2018
Join us to discuss the report tomorrow The WA Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices released their report last Thursday, 23 August. Limited places are still available…
Palliative Care WA welcomes the release of the WA Parliament Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices report
23rd August 2018
Palliative Care WA welcomes the release of the WA Parliament Joint Select Committee on End of Life Choices report whose recommendations will see improvements in community awareness and access to…