Tag: National Palliative Care Week

From the original article Tweed's passion for palliative care by Aisling Brennan in the Tweed Daily News Wedgetail Retreat Hospice holds a special place in the hearts of many in the community, particularly those whose loved ones have spent their final moments at the Dulguigan facility receiving much-needed care. Tweed Palliative Support opened the doors […]

Read the original article by Jody Lindbeck in the Daily Advertiser. When Joy McGregor lost her husband, and then her sister-in-law, to illness she was left wondering. “I watched the experiences both of these people went through and thought we didn’t handle it as well as we might,” she said. “I wanted to learn how […]

Sue Dykes heads up the palliative care volunteer team with Northwest Care based out of Northwest Church in Tamworth. Northwest Care introduced palliative care volunteers in 2016 to support the work of the local Community Palliative Care Team under CNC Jonathon Gourlay. Prior to commencement of the volunteer service Jonathon and his team identified (in […]

The Art Gallery NSW will set the scene for the launch of this year's National Palliative Care Week The NSW Minister for Health Hon. Brad Hazzard MP will be officiating at the launch. Palliative Care NSW will also be announcing an innovative partnership developed with the Art Gallery NSW through which palliative care professionals, carers […]

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 way of acknowledging the wonderful work volunteers do for palliative care patients and families. Luke Williams, Far West LHD’s Transitional Nurse Practitioner (TNP) in Palliative Care met with the volunteers […]

Panel members of the Western Sydney Community Forum on Palliative Care spoke to a packed venue in Rooty Hill. Chaired by Dr Philip Lee, the panel members included Dr Sally Greenaway (Haematologist & Palliative Care Physician), Deborah Maclaren (Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner), Wendy Pavlek (Social Worker Palliative Care) and Alex Huntir (Volunteer Support Services Programme, […]

“Our inspirational dream is that every individual, community and service provider has the knowledge and capacity to do death well.” Zenith Virago, Natural Death Care Centre Bring an open mind and an open heart to a day of conversation about dying and death. Many of us don’t contemplate our deaths let alone prepare for our […]

For National Palliative Care Week the Mt Druitt Supportive and Palliative Care Unit has organised a Community Forum with experts in the field including Dr Philip Lee, retiring Director of Supportive and Palliative Care for Western Sydney and Alex Huntir from Palliative Care NSW. All welcome! Date:  Wednesday 24th May 2017 Time:  6pm for 6.30pm […]

The theme for this year’s National Palliative Care Week is ‘You matter, your care matters. Palliative care can make a difference’. National Palliative Care Week is a national week supported by the Department of Health to raise awareness and understanding about palliative care in the Australian community. The theme addresses the need for aged care services […]