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, 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: