Palliative care is care that focuses on maximising the quality of life for people with life-limiting conditions.
Palliative care is not designed to prevent, slow nor speed up the dying process. Rather, it aims to reduce physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual suffering people and their loved ones may experience.
Palliative care can be given from diagnosis and be given at the same time as active treatments. It is not “giving up”, it is about living well and, when the time comes, to die well.
A phone and online support service operated by health professionals to provide information and support for people with a life-limiting illness and their family and carers. The staff can refer to other services, including the PalAssist Counselling Service. Operates Monday to Sunday, 7am–7pm.
An online training course developing community awareness, death literacy and community capacity related to palliative care by providing high quality and easy-to-understand courses.
Online resources to support people caring for someone approaching the end of their life.
A guide for people and carers working with palliative care teams and common questions you can ask.
A palliative care knowledge network providing information for patients, carers and health professionals.
A resource from Brisbane North PHN that lists services and supports available for adults with palliative care needs.
There are two main types of palliative care:
You can receive palliative care at your home, either in the community or in an aged care home, in hospital, or a combination of settings.
Advance care planning is an important part of the palliative care.
Click here to see more information about advance care planning.
You can find palliative care services in the National Palliative Care Service Directory.
Doctors can refer patients to specialist palliative care services.
There are four specialist palliative care services for adults living in the region.
A directory providing information on service type, location, hours of services and contact details for all palliative care organisations in Queensland.
Public specialist service offering inpatient, outpatient and community palliative care.
Community based specialist service offering in home support.
Specialist service offering community-based support for inner Brisbane, and an in-patient service at Kangaroo Point.
Private hospital providing in patient palliative care.
Specialist outpatients service based in South Brisbane, but open to anyone in the region able to travel.
Palliative care
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