National Palliative Care Survey
9th March 2022
Palliative Care WA has partnered with the national peak body, Palliative Care Australia to address a current lack of national data about unmet demand for palliative care services To better…
Palliative Care is everyone’s right
27th January 2022
In the lead up to and during the 2022 Federal Election, Palliative Care Australia will be seeking a commitment from political parties for greater government investment in palliative care to…
AHD Guide Consultation
14th December 2021
The End-of-Life Care Program at WA Department of Health is seeking input into the development of a guide which will assist people to complete the revised WA Advance Health Directive….
Paediatric Palliative Care in WA
14th December 2021
WA Health recently launched two documents related to paediatric palliative care – Western Australian Paediatric Strategy for End-of-Life and Palliative Care 2021-2028 and the Western Australian Optimal Paediatric Palliative Care Pathway….
Paediatric Palliative Care Discussion Paper
29th July 2021
The Paediatric Palliative Care National Action Plan project aims to address the needs of parents and carers seeking assistance to care for a child with high medical needs and life limiting…
Joint Select Committee report
15th December 2020
WA Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on Palliative Care in WA has handed down its progress report. Established in May 2020, the Joint Select Committee was to inquire into and report…
End of Life and Palliative Care Advisory Committee
29th October 2020
WA Health’s End of Life Care Program is seeking two people to represent consumer, carer and community perspectives on its End of Life and Palliative Care Advisory Committee. This Committee…
22nd October 2020
We are pleased to see the Implementation Plan for the National Palliative Care Strategy (2018) has been released. Palliative Care Australia, the national peak body for palliative care, welcomed the…
Aged Care Quality and Safety Royal Commission report
1st October 2020
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has released its special report on the COVID-19 pandemic in aged care. They make the point that the COVID-19 pandemic has…
Consumer perspectives on palliative care
8th July 2020
Would you like to help improve palliative care services in WA? If so, Perron Institute researchers would love to hear from you before 16 August 2020. In response to the…
Sector and Community Consultations
26th June 2020
The WA Parliament has appointed a Joint Select Committee on Palliative Care in Western Australia which is holding an inquiry into palliative care and is seeking submissions by 10 July…
Parliamentary Inquiry into Palliative Care
23rd June 2020
The Joint Select Committee on Palliative Care in WA is holding an inquiry into palliative care and are seeking submissions by Friday 10 July 2020. This Committee will be inquiring into…