New Carer Booklet resource available
In partnership with PCA and PCWA, PCNSW is pleased to launch its new Carer Booklet – Palliative Caring. This is a comprehensive resource for carers ...
Investigating palliative care volunteering in NSW 2018
In 2018 we undertook a new detailed study of palliative care volunteers and volunteer management in NSW. This report is based on an interview survey ...
Warrnambool Hospice writes the book on support for people Living and Dying in Style
Lu Butler is Hospice Manager at Warrnambool & District Community Hospice and oversees the 60 or so volunteers that are active with the group. Lu ...
Palliare second edition now available for free download
The second edition of Palliare: A Handbook for Palliative Care Volunteers in NSW has been launched by Palliative Care NSW and is available for free ...
New online resource helps create a Life Circle of support
LifeCircle aims to improve the experience of dying and death by supporting those who are caring for people at the end of life. To help meet ...
NSW contributes to an international perspective of volunteering
It’s here! A recently released book by Oxford University Press The Changing Face of Volunteering in Hospice and Palliative Care: An international perspective features a ...
Free podcast series speaks up about Dying Matters
Looking for free resources? Want to stretch your thinking? Can't get to our PCNSW Professional Education Day (25th May) or Being There seminar (19th June)? ...
Register your interest now for the third Dying2Learn MOOC
Flinders University are set to press go on the Dying2Learn MOOC for the third time. Participation in the MOOC, or Massive Open Online Course, is ...
DVD shining light on dying for people with intellectual disabilities
The not-for-profit organisation Sunshine supports people with intellectual disabilities where they live and work, and their carers. If the subject of dying is difficult for ...
Professor Hillman on a Good Life to the End and the place of community
Professor Dr Ken Hillman is used to the highly medicalised setting of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the capacity of physicians to sustain life ...
Video: On understanding spirituality
What does spirituality really mean? Is spirituality distinct from religion? The modern palliative care movement acknowledges the importance of spiritual care in the support of ...
The Statewide Framework for Palliative Care Volunteering in NSW
Palliative care volunteering faces unique challenges. It is rare for a clinical speciality to invite members of the general public into direct contact with their ...
PalliAGED evidence for volunteering in palliative and aged care
PalliAGED is a just-launched initiative of CareSearch, the palliative care information network. The new palliAGED website provides palliative and aged care evidence and practice resources ...
Take the test! Communications Skills
Whether you are an experienced volunteer or new to the field, why not test your knowledge on the role of volunteers in palliative care by ...
Click here to download: VolunteerHub and palliative care volunteers since 2014
In the 2 years since we published our first resource on VolunteerHub we have recorded some 1800 downloads. The most popular download has been the ...
Workshopping Legal Issues and volunteers in palliative care
Can we discriminate on the grounds of safety? Is there a set definition of a volunteer in law or legislation? Does the Anti-Discrimination Board have ...
Take the test! Boundaries and Self-Care
Whether you are an experienced volunteer or new to the field, why not test your knowledge on the role of volunteers in palliative care by ...
Take the Test! The Volunteer’s Role
Whether you are an experienced volunteer or new to the field, why not test your knowledge on the role of volunteers in palliative care by ...