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The Jobs and Skill Summit can transform the entire care space

The “care economy” will feature heavily in this week’s Jobs and Skill Summit. It is mentioned six times in the “Jobs and Skills Summit 2022 […]

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Mount Isa Coles launches fundraiser to help Hummingbird House

Coles has launched its annual fundraising appeal to help support families and children living with life-limiting conditions as part of the supermarket’s ongoing partnership with […]

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Telehealth is important but ‘nothing beats a face-to-face engagement’: Albanese

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Telehealth is important, but “nothing beats a face-to-face engagement,” especially when it comes to treating people in the aged care […]

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The Lifespan in Modern Australia – death and grief

It’s a simple fact of life that we will inevitably, one day, die. Yet we still find death, dying and grief difficult to talk about. […]

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Indigenous palliative care kits on Country

Culturally-appropriate palliative care kits will be rolled out across Australia to help Indigenous families care for their dying loved ones on Country.

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Palliative services in residential aged care is a post code lottery

Registered nurses working in aged care should be trained and qualified in palliative care, according to a peak body.

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Beginning a conversation about how life reaches end

Dying to Know Day has been a decade-long initiative of the not-for-profit Groundswell Project, which aims to socialise death by encouraging Australians to bring to […]

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‘Dignity and comfort’: The heroes helping to ease pain of death

A push to ease Geelong’s addiction and mental health woes has been dealt a blow, putting the spotlight on how the Andrews government’s health agenda […]

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City of Bunbury creates the Compassionate Bunbury Charter to encourage a more compassionate community

A new initiative focused on end-of-life and palliative care has been created by the City of Bunbury as it looks to foster a more compassionate […]

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