Improving palliative and end of life care
Under the Greater Choice for at Home Palliative Care measure, COORDINARE will implement a suite of activities across the region to improve awareness of local palliative care options and facilitate access to palliative care services at home.
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Greater Choice for at Home Palliative Care measure
We are committed to working with community, general practice, LHDs and service providers to:
- raise awareness of early advance care planning discussions
- raise consumer awareness of local palliative care systems and support
- build capacity and skills within the primary care workforce
- promote and support system integration across the sector
- develop a data driven approach to palliative and end of life care.
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Enhancing palliative and end of life care
We are committed to improving health experiences and outcomes for older people, and those receiving palliative and end of life care.
View our stories of success to learn more about the work we've been involved in:
- Advance care planning in general practice
- Building capacity in community pharmacy
- Palliative care in RACFs
Click on the link below to find services we currently commission.
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Voluntary assisted dying
The NSW Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022 allows eligible people the choice to access voluntary assisted dying in NSW from 28 November 2023, and will be embedded in end-of-life pathways across the region.
Patients must be informed about all options available to them including palliative care and other treatment options. Find further information at the links below, or scroll down the page to view the video library:
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Advance Care Planning Toolkit
The Advance Care Planning Toolkit provides a practical guide for general practice teams to assist patients to navigate the advanced care planning process. It describes how to successfully implement advance care planning in a practice as a CQI activity, and for PIP QI and CPD purposes.
Visit you local HealthPathways site for a directory of end of life and palliative care services:
Building palliative and end of life care capacity
We work with clinicians, care providers and our local communities to deliver person-centred care and support. Resources to support your palliative and end of life care learning and education can be found below.