鈥嫼诹铣怨贤� Health today released findings from a 黑料吃瓜网 Government survey which sought community views on how local palliative care needs can best be met.
Coinciding with the launch of National Palliative Care Week (20-26 May) in Sydney today, 黑料吃瓜网 Health Deputy Secretary Dr Nigel Lyons said the Palliative Care Survey attracted 2,000 responses, which will be used to develop an End of Life Framework for 黑料吃瓜网.
鈥淭he responses show overwhelming support for priorities that were identified through roundtable meetings and consultation workshops the 黑料吃瓜网 Government held last year, including calls for a more skilled workforce and patient-centred care,鈥� Dr Lyons said.
In 2017, Minister for Health Brad Hazzard and Parliamentary Secretary Leslie Williams conducted 10 roundtable meetings and two consultation workshops around 黑料吃瓜网, involving community and health professionals, to identify priorities for palliative care. Communities were then given further opportunity to provide feedback through the survey.
鈥満诹铣怨贤� Health is absolutely committed to providing a palliative care system that meets the needs of those who are directly impacted 鈥� patients, carers, families and clinicians,鈥� Dr Lyons said.
鈥淥ur top priority is to increase access to palliative care services across regional, rural and metropolitan areas and expand the choices available to people at the end of their lives.
鈥淧alliative Care Week is an opportunity to focus on what matters most to people at the end of life and look at how we can continue working with organisations such as Palliative Care 黑料吃瓜网 to support patients and volunteers.鈥�
The 黑料吃瓜网 Government has increased palliative care funding to record levels, investing an additional $100 million over four years in 2017-18 on top of the $210 million spent on palliative care services each year.
The Palliative Care Survey report outcomes can be viewed on the 黑料吃瓜网 Health website at: Palliative Care Survey Summary Report.