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Measles alert for locations in Brisbane
17 Apr 2025
Featured Post
Community health
Queensland Health has issued a measles alert following confirmed cases of the disease at separate locations in Brisbane. Health workers are advised to be alert for symptoms of measles.
National Advance Care Planning Week 2025 — Free resources for practitioners and patients
17 Mar 2025
Allied health
General Practice
Helpful resources are available to support health professionals when informing and educating their patients about advance care planning options specific to their needs. Learn more in the full article.
Community Palliative Care Resources Pharmacy Pack — supporting home-based end-of-life care
26 Feb 2025
Allied health
Free resources are available to community pharmacists who support families and carers that provide end-of-life care for someone living at home. Read on to learn more about these free resources.
Help improve palliative care for people with an intellectual disability
13 Dec 2024
General Practice
Free resources are available to help you provide quality palliative care to people with an intellectual disability. Access the free resources in the full article.
Free caring@home resource: Enhancing quality and timely end-of-life care for patients
10 Dec 2024
General Practice
The caring@home team have developed a useful quick-reference guide, called the Resource Matrix for carers and families, to help identify the resources that are best suited to each person’s unique circumstances.
Call for GPs to join the Palliative Care Shared Care Project
28 Nov 2024
General Practice
GPs: Share your expertise and help shape the local shared care model for palliative care. Partner with Nurse Practitioners to support patients and be remunerated for your involvement. Register your interest today.
New core medicines list supports palliative care patients at home
26 Aug 2024
General Practice
The new National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List identifies 4 medicines that clinicians can prescribe to manage symptoms for patients receiving palliative care at home. Learn more now.
New national resources supporting quality end-of-life care at home
05 Aug 2024
Community health
National Palliative Care Project, caring@home, has launched new resources to support the provision of quality end-of-life care for people who choose to be cared for at home.
National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List launches in time for Palliative Care Week
22 May 2024
Allied health
The new National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List is now available to prescribers. Learn more about the List and the available palliative care resources available to health professionals.