Research and policy are key focus areas for Palliative Care ACT

 

Research

Palliative Care ACT undertakes research projects that examine current, developing and future issues that affect access to, and quality of palliative care to the people of the ACT, and surrounding region. Research is often in collaboration with other ACT, interstate or national organisations. Palliative Care ACT also contributes to research carried out by others.

Policy

Palliative Care ACT promotes issues for consumers, carers, the community and the sector through developing policy and contributing to ACT discussions.

We influence ACT Government policy, and through working with Palliative Care Australia and other state/territory peaks we influence national policy debates on issues that affect and are affected by palliative care.

Palliative Care ACT engages with Members of the Legislative Assembly, and ACT Government Department in regular meetings and briefings.

Palliative Care ACT contributes to the policy debate in a variety of ways including:

• Presenting and making submissions to government and Legislative assembly inquiries
• Participating in consultation forums
• Presentations at conferences

Policy is developed through wide-ranging consultation with Palliative Care ACT’s members, the Palliative Care ACT Board, the local community and other relevant bodies.

Palliative Care for Under-served Populations and People with Complex Needs

Summary of stakeholder workshops

Cultural Security for Clients

Palliative Care ACT Cultural Security For Clients Policy

Policies and Position Statements

Palliative Care ACT endorses the following Palliative Care Australia documents:

• Palliative Care for Chronic End-Stage Kidney Disease
• Consensus Statement: Care and Consumer Engagement in Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care
• Palliative Care and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) Communities and Palliative Care (under review)
• Palliative Care and Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) Position Statement 2022
• Palliative Care Grief and Bereavement Policy Statement
• Palliative care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender People and People with Intersex Characteristics (LGBTI) Position Statement
• Palliative Care and Neurological Conditions Position Statement
• Palliative Care and Dementia Policy Statement
• Palliative Care and Chronic Heart Failure Position Statement
• Palliative Care Advance Care Planning & Advance Care Directives Policy Statement
• Principles for Palliative Care and End-of-Life Care in Residential Aged Care
• Spiritual Care: Integral to Palliative Care in Aged Care Joint Position Statement
• Use of Medicinal Cannabis Products in Palliative Care Position Statement