Palliative Care Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes
This Thursday 5 December is International Volunteer Day. Palliative Care volunteers provide crucial support for people with a life-limiting illness, their families and carers. Across ...
Broken Hill Community Palliative Care Volunteers complete Induction Training
Far West LHD Palliative Care Service is pleased to announce that the first intake of Community Palliative Care Volunteers have completed the 25 hour Induction ...
Far West Welcomes New Community Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator
The Far West LHD recently welcomed Janet Pearce as their Community Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator. This is a new part-time role for the LHD funded ...
Broken Hill Hospital volunteer manager bags best in the state!
From 'Hospital volunteer manager ‘the best in the state’ by Barrier Daily Truth, Tuesday 12 December 2017. The Volunteer Manager of the Far West Local ...
Far West’s Mary Leehane in the finals for volunteer management excellence award
From the original article in the Barrier Daily Truth, Saturday, 4th November 2017. A Broken Hill woman who manages the work of over 200 volunteers ...
Hall of Fame inductee recognised for voluntary bereavement support in Broken Hill
From Sandra Miller named top volunteer for 2017 by Broken Hill City Council. Sandra Miller is an active volunteer with many services in Broken Hill. ...
Seeking a Palliative Care Community Volunteer Coordinator in Broken Hill
The Community Palliative Care Volunteer Coordinator will function as a member of the FWLHD Specialist Palliative Care Team, and as member of the broader multidisciplinary ...
Palliative Care focus of training for Broken Hill volunteers
The Broken Hill Hospital Dementia/Delirium & Palliative Care Volunteers attended an update in Palliative Care Volunteer training in August, facilitated by Melissa Cumming, Director Cancer ...
Celebrating Volunteers during National Palliative Care Week in Broken Hill
During National Palliative Care Week, a morning tea to thank the Dementia and Palliative Care Volunteers at Broken Hill Hospital was the Far West LHD’s ...
Recognition for Far West dementia and palliative care volunteers
On February 9th on a sweltering 43 degree in Broken Hill, Kevin Humphries MP, Member for Barwon presented a number of volunteer awards. Included in ...
Zen Hospice, volunteers, spirituality and BJ Miller
The US hospice system, which could be described as an alternative funding option for people at end of life to the regular Medicare/Medicaid system, is ...
Another conference prize to be drawn!
PCNSW State Conference ‘Transforming our Landscape’, 13-15 October 2016, Broken Hill Congratulations to the winner of our first competition – Joe Kervin from Wentworth NSW has won ...