Palliative care support for GPs, allied health and RACH

Complete the SPICT-4ALL™ tool to recognise when someone might benefit from palliative care. This link takes you to the CareSearch website.

The clinical and referral information portal used at point-of-care by GPs who practice in South Western Sydney.

Visit the palliative care web page to download a factsheet or listen to audio in English, Arabic, Simplified Chinese or Vietnamese.

Read about how SWSPHN has improved the end-of-life journey of people living with dementia, their carers, families and health professionals in our region.

This directory contains local, state and national services to guide families, carers and people living with dementia from diagnoses to end-of-life care.

Pharmacies who have volunteered to stock core palliative care medicines for people who wish to die at home or in an aged care setting.

Recommended resources to assist with end-of-life planning for people with dementia.

Localised palliative care support information for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peopple living in South Western Sydney.

A journey into sorry business – palliative care resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.

Look at palliative care through an LGBTQ+ lens on the ACON website.

Factsheet on the attitudes towards palliative care of various cultural backgrounds in the palliative Care NSW website.

Toolkit for health professionals to improve palliative care for people with intellectual disability.

NSW Health easy read resources on palliative care.

A guide to paramedics’ role in community palliative care from NSW Ambulance.

Download adults or paediatric care plans.

Introduction to end-of-life laws in each Australian state and territory to help you know the law, and your rights and duties.

Free education modules to assist doctors, nurses and allied health professionals working in acute hospitals in delivering end-of-life care on the End-of-Life Essentials website.

Information, guidance, and resources for all aged care staff to support palliative care and advance care planning.

Palliative care knowledge network for health professionals and community.

Evidence-based resources and education for health professionals.

Resources for carers.

Nationally standardised assessment framework and clinical response protocol to guide the delivery of best-practice palliative care in residential aged care settings.

Resources from University of Wollongong website on collaboration outcomes.

Workshops and a range of learning resources.

 Discussion starter series and card packs for communities to normalise early conversations about the end-of-life.

Resources for health professionals from the peak body and leading voice of palliative care in NSW.

Resources and learning opportunities to help providers and staff be prepared and confident in meeting the Aged Care Quality Standards and Support at Home Program expectations.