The Collaborative consists of the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (PEPA) programme and the Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates Project (PCC4U). The Collaborative aims to build the capability and capacity of the health workforce to provide quality palliative care for all Australians through partnering with other government funded palliative care projects.
The QUT Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative (the Collaborative) has developed the Framework and has been working with the CareSearch team to incorporate its principles and approaches within the Education section of the CareSearch website.
Why is a whole of workforce approach important?
- The health and support needs of people affected by a life limiting illness are diverse and often change over time
- Most health care providers will come into contact with people who are dying and therefore need to be prepared to provide appropriate care
- Specialist palliative care services provide important services for people with more complex needs, but not all people approaching end of life require specialist palliative care
- Appropriate, high quality end of life care can be delivered by the health care providers in a range of care contexts.
The National Palliative Care Workforce Development Framework
A Framework has been developed to provide guidance for individual health care providers, education providers, health service managers and policy makers to ensure all health care providers are equipped with capabilities relevant to their context to provide care for people who are dying.
The ultimate aim of this Framework is to enhance the quality of palliative care service delivery and increase support for people affected by life limiting illnesses in all care contexts.