Three things to do about health professionals’... Health professionals need to know the law that governs withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment. Law is not at the centre of the... Read more... 9/12/2016 | Health Professionals Tags: End-of-life law Views: 2632
Now there is specialised support and training... As a young doctor I spent some time working in a palliative care hospital in the early 90’s. It was such a privilege to be working... Read more... 2/12/2016 | Health Professionals | Nurses Tags: Education and training Views: 1891
When the small things become extraordinarily... When someone has an incurable disease like advanced cancer or motor neurone disease, they experience many changes, one of which is functional... Read more... 18/11/2016 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Occupational Therapy Views: 2923
Lifting weights and spirits! Move it or lose it, as the saying goes, is relevant to the field of palliative care. In fact, evidence suggests that up to 30% of muscle weakness... Read more... 11/11/2016 | Health Professionals | Allied Health Tags: Physiotherapy Views: 2199
Learn more on end-of-life care – free and peer... Let’s be frank, end-of-life care can be tricky. Yes, dying is normal, but it hasn’t been a major focus in the acute hospital... Read more... 25/10/2016 | Health Professionals | Acute Care Tags: End-of-Life Care | End-of-Life Essentials Views: 1969
Carers and Online Health Information National Carers Week provides us all with an opportunity to stop and think about the care that is needed by palliative care patients and that is... Read more... 21/10/2016 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Accessing services and support Views: 1692