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Some nurses will be working purely in policy and development roles. Others such as nurse managers will have aspects of this in their broader role. The role of policy is to provide the framework for the direction of care at all levels – national, state and organisational. With implementation of strategic plans in many States and Territories, nurses will often have responsibilities in relation to both regional and service planning.

Resources

• Palliative Care Australia has key reference documents:
  • Palliative care service provision in Australia: A planning guide
  • Guide to Palliative Care Service Development: A population-based approach
• Palliative Care Australia also has conference presentations from the ‘Together 2009’ national conference, including system and service development 
• Victoria’s Palliative Care Program has a Service Delivery Framework and Funding Model Review with resources that may be of interest. They also have Strengthening palliative care: Policy and strategic directions 2011-2015.
• The Australian General Practice Network Rural Palliative Care Resource kit has a section on Governance and Management and on Engagement and Partnerships 
• The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK has a website on Improving End-of Life care for Adults. There is information on Models / Tools of delivery that may be of interest
• The National Health Service in the UK has produced an End of life care strategy (July 2008)   
• The US has produced a document: Getting Started : Guidelines and suggestions for those considering starting a Hospice / Palliative Care Service.

Links to State and Territory websites or documents

• The Australian Governments’ National Palliative Care Strategy was developed in 2000 and is currently under review.
• Victoria
  Department of Health Palliative Care Program
  Palliative Care Service Delivery Framework & Funding Model: Service Mapping Report July 2009
• WA
  Govt of WA: WA cancer & palliative care network
• ACT
  Department of Health palliative care section
• Tasmania
  Department of Health and Human Services palliative care section
• NT
  Department of Health & Families palliative care section 
• SA
  Department of Health State-wide palliative care plan
• NSW
  NSW Health Palliative Care Strategic Framework 2010-2013
• QLD
  Palliative Care QLD: Strategic Plan 2008-13

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Free Full Text Article

Williams AM, Crooks VA, Whitfield K, Kelley ML, Richards JL, Demiglio L, Dykeman S. Tracking the evolution of hospice palliative care in Canada: A comparative case study analysis of seven provinces. BMC Health Serv Res. 2010 Jun 1;10:147.

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Last updated 27 August 2010