CareSearch tools and checklists for GPs
The following forms, checklists and tools have been developed or reproduced by CareSearch / palliAGED to assist you in providing palliative care. These may be downloaded for free.
For tools, information and resources for use when caring for palliative care patients and those coming to the end of their life, see GP Resources.
For resources to give to patients and their family and/or carers as additional material to remind them of conversations or to help them manage issues at home, see Patient Resources.
Assessment
- Interactive SPICT Tool (pdf)
- Needs Assessment Tool for Carers of people with a Chronic Condition (NAT-CC) form (pdf)
- Needs Assessment Tool for Carers of People with Advanced Cancer (NAT-C) (pdf)
- Needs Assessment for Progressive Disease (NAT:PD) form (pdf)
Planning care
- Communication Starters for difficult conversations (pdf)
- MBS remuneration to support a planned general practice palliative care pathway – RAC (pdf)
- MBS remuneration to support a planned general practice palliative care pathway – Home care (pdf)
- Checklist for a home death (pdf)
- CareSearchgp app
- palliAGED case conference forms
- Using the palliAGED conference forms (pdf)
- Case conference checklist – Home care (pdf)
- Case conference checklist – Residential care (pdf)
- Invitation to attend a case conference – GPs (pdf)
- Confirmation of a case conference – GPs (pdf)
- Information for you and your family – What is palliative care and why do you need a case conference (pdf)
- Invitation for you and your family (pdf)
- Confirmation for you and your family (pdf)
- Staff Communication Sheet (pdf)
- Palliative care case conference summary – Home care (pdf)
- Palliative care case conference summary – Residential care (pdf)
Clinical decisions
The dying patient
Supporting families
- What is palliative care? (pdf)
- Palliative Care Support for Patients, Carers, and Families (pdf)
- Emergency Contact List (pdf)
- Medicines List (pdf)
- Information about case conferences and palliative care (pdf)
- Self-Care for carers (pdf)
- Breakthrough pain medication diary (pdf)
- Interactive SPICT-4ALL Tool (pdf)
Remuneration
- MBS items supporting GP palliative care provision in primary care (pdf)
- MBS items supporting GP palliative care provision in residential aged care (pdf)
- Remuneration for community pharmacists (pdf)
To share with interdisciplinary team members as appropriate
- MBS items supporting nurse practitioner palliative care provision (pdf)
- MBS items supporting allied health professional palliative care provision (pdf)
- Dose Administration Aid Suitability Check – for Pharmacists (pdf)
Last updated 24 September 2026