How palliative care is delivered is more important than where it is delivered! The location of palliative care is important, but the Health Care Consumers’ Association (HCCA) believes that the quality of care people receive is the most important... Read more... 26/04/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Person-centred care Views: 1784
National Advance Care Planning Week sparks 100+ events For the first time, Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) ran National Advance Care Planning Week (16 - 22 April). Linda Nolte, Program Director for ACPA discusses the impact... Read more... 23/04/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Advance care planning Views: 1490
National Advance Care Planning Week If you were unable to speak for yourself, who would you want to speak for you? And more importantly, what health care decisions would you want them to make? Discussing your... Read more... 16/04/2018 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: Advance care planning Views: 1521
Reflections of my time in Daw House I started out my career as an enrolled nurse and after a few short term positions spent 21 years at Ashford Hospital. While I was there and aged about 33, my brother died... Read more... 18/12/2017 | Community | Patients and Carers Tags: End-of-Life Care Views: 1722