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…
Where do Older Australians Die?
12th August 2021
There is a new report available from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare that presents one method for identifying where older Australians die. Knowing where people die is an…
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…
VAD survey results now available
11th February 2021
We recently ran a survey to identify the information, professional development and pastoral care needs for staff associated with Voluntary Assisted Dying. This survey was created in response to concerns…
VAD Professional Development and Pastoral Care Needs
19th January 2021
A survey for health, aged care and community service professionals. Voluntary Assisted Dying will be available to residents in WA who meet a set of legislatively prescribed criteria from 1…
COVID-19 and Grief, Bereavement and Mental Health
15th December 2020
Palliative Care Australia have recently released a new outcomes paper Palliative Care and COVID-19: Grief, Bereavement and Mental Health which provides recommendations for policy makers, health and aged care leaders…
Compassionate Communities Research
8th December 2020
New research documents the obstacles and barriers as well as the strategies for success experienced in range of Compassionate Communities in Australia. Initiated by the GroundSwell Project the research encompassed…
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…
Churchill Fellowship for PCWA President
1st October 2020
Congratulations to Palliative Care WA Board President Dr Elissa Campbell, who has recently been awarded a Churchill Fellowship. A Consultant Geriatrician with Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Elissa will be exploring…
What do we think of ageing and aged care?
27th July 2020
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety was established in response to significant problems with aged care services in Australia. A national survey of Australian adults was conducted…
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…
Compassionate Communities in Action
31st October 2019
Palliative Care WA team member Vicki Barry recently participated in the 6th Public Health Palliative Care International Conference Compassionate Communities in Action: Reclaiming Ageing, Dying and Grieving, which was held…