Palliative Care Australia

Welcome to Palliative Care Australia

Palliative Care Australia is the peak national organisation representing the interests and aspirations of all who share the ideal of quality care at the end of life for all.

Palliative Care Australia is an incorporated body whose members are the eight state and territory palliative care associations and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine. The membership of these associations includes palliative care service providers, clinicians, allied health professionals, academics, consumers and members of the general community.

What's new

Australians dying badly The National End-of-Life Framework Forum calls for a culture of change and more talk about how we would like our end of life to look. Read more		PCA e-bulletin - February 2010 The February 2010 edition of the PCA e-bulletin is now available. Read about PCA's priorities for the year ahead. Read more

PCA Federal Budget 2010-2011 submission Download PCA's Federal Budget 2010-2011 submission and read about our identified priorities for the National Palliative Care Program. Read more		Dying well - tell us what you think PCA welcomes the release of the phase 1 report of the update of the National Palliative Care Strategy. Read more

Position statements PCA has released a new position statement on quality and safety in end-of-life care and two interim statements for comment. Read more		Dying well? ABC1 Four Corners discusses 'A good death'. Read PCA's media release on the need for better integration to make choice of where people wish to die a reality. Read more

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