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  1. Accessing a palliative care service

    Find out how you can access palliative care for medical treatment, emotional support and practical help to maintain your quality of life for as long as your condition allows.

  2. Who's who in a palliative care team

    The members of your palliative care team may include doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, volunteers and carers.

  3. Palliative care in a hospital or community residential home

    You can have inpatient palliative care in a hospital or a specialist inpatient palliative care unit.

  4. Your rights at the end of life

    It is important for the family members of someone who is facing the end of their life to respect their wishes and follow through with the requests of their loved one as much as is practical and possible

  5. What to do after someone dies

    When someone dies, it will help you to have a written plan of what you need to do including who you need to contact.

  6. End of life and palliative care for children, teenagers and young adults

    Palliative care for children provides physical, emotional, social and spiritual support to newborns, infants, children and young people with a life-limiting condition and their families.

  7. End of life and palliative care at home

    Some people prefer having palliative care at home because of the familiar environment, feeling of independence and close access to family, friends and the local community.

  8. End of life and palliative care explained

    Palliative care helps improve the quality of life for a person with a life-limiting illness, as well as the lives of their family, friends and carers, through advice, information, referral and support.

  9. At the end – dying explained

    Some people prefer having palliative care at home because of the familiar environment, feeling of independence and close access to family, friends and the local community.

  10. Maintaining your quality of life during a life-limiting illness

    End of life and palliative care is based on person-centred and holistic care. Talk with your family, close friends, doctor and your palliative care team about what they can do to help you to make the most of each day.

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