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The Southern Highlands Division of General Practice will manage this project with funding from the Department of Health and Ageing through the Australian General Practice Network. Our aim is to consider and develop processes which will assist in delivering high quality and consistent care to palliative patients within the Wingecarribee Shire. The project will work with GPs and staff from the Public and Private Hospital, residential aged care facilities, community health and private duty nursing agencies.
The project is funded until June 2011.
A key element will be the development of a ‘Link Nurse’ program and the establishment of an End of Life Care Pathway. GP and multidisciplinary education and team approaches to care will assist in collaboration and foster communication within Palliative Care Service delivery. Strengthening links with the Specialist Palliative Care Services will also assist GPs who provide a large component of care to palliative patients in our area.
For more information about the program please contact Margaret Mogg
Palliative Care Week May 2011
For information about this year's Palliative Care Week please click on these links:
Media Release for Palliative Care Week 2011 and Highlands Palliative Care Week 2011
Rural Palliative Care Project Newsletters
October - November 2010
June 2010
February 2010
October 2009
July - August 2009
April 2009
November 2008
Interesting Articles
Media release from Palliative Care Australia Australians Dying Badly
Article from the Australian Family Physician Until The Chemist Opens - Palliation From The Doctor's Bag
Resources
Information on Suffering Loss and Grief in Palliative Care
GP Palliative Care Directory
Multi-Faith Directory for Responses to End-of-Life Care Issues
Palliative Care Needs Assessment Guidelines & Needs Assessment
Letter from Prof Girgis - explanation of tools
Needs Assessment Tool Medical Director
Needs Assessment Tool: Progressive Disease-Cancer
Please note the Word templates become "inactive" if opened before they are imported into Medical Director
The My Wishes website contains useful information on advanced care planning for patients, members of the general community, healthcare staff and residential aged care staff. My Wishes has been set up to be relevant and accessible across care sectors and the community. For more information please visit www.mywishes.org.au
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