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Rio Tinto reaches out to help Busselton Hospice Care

Busselton Hospice Care Inc’s (BHCI) Volunteer Coordination Service has received a boost of $24,000 thanks to a new three-year partnership with Rio Tinto. The partnership […]

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Demand for palliative care services expected to surge as number of Australians aged over 85 grows

Jan Kasteel and her late husband Frank were best friends. In 2017, after nearly 52 years of marriage, Mr Kasteel received a diagnosis of a […]

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Pharmacists’ palliative care pilot

A new study at the University of South Australia has found that including a pharmacist in a regional palliative care […]

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‘It can be quite stressful’: Program designed to aid carers as a life ends

Would you know what to do if someone you cared for was dying?

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Rural pharmacists pivotal to home-based care

Pharmacists are being recognised for their vital role in supporting home-based palliative care patients, as new research shows that they not only enable patients to […]

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Facing death, Darcy is praying for one final trip with his family

After a routine medical appointment in 2021 Darcy King and his mother were driving back to Ballarat when they received a phone call with the […]

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Care and grief services

Palliative care services will be more accessible for South Australians through a free phone service and website, providing information and […]

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When my mum died, an artwork provided unexpected comfort

My mother was dying. One day, half-blinded by tears, I stopped halfway on the daily drive between her home and the hospital, at an old […]

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The last days of life are difficult to discuss, but planning is essential

One of the most difficult conversations we can have surrounds the end of life – whether than be our own, or of a loved one.

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