Guides: Nursing & Midwifery: Palliative and Aged Care

Best evidence (palliative & aged care)

PalliAGED palliAGED makes it easy to find and use palliative care evidence and practice resources in aged care.
Palliative Care PubMed searches These searches use the palliative care filter developed by CareSearch. It retrieves all English language articles of relevance to palliative care within PubMed.
Culturally appropriate palliative and end-of-life care The Palliative care and end-of-life care project is a collaboration between Palliative Care Australia and the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet with funding from the Australian Government.

National Palliative Care Standards This fifth edition of National Palliative Care Standards have been mapped to align with the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards and Aged Care Standards.
ACSQHC National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high quality end-of-life care The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care Consensus Statement describes 10 essential elements for the provision of end-of-life care in settings where acute care is provided.
ACSQHC National Consensus Statement: Essential elements for safe and high quality paediatric end-of-life care
Palliative Care Australia - Palliative Care Service Development Guidelines
Advanced Care Planning Australia "Advance Care Planning Australia (ACPA) is a national program funded by the Australian Government Department of Health, enabling Australians to make the best choices for their future health and care".

AIHW- Aged Care Reports and data from Government sources
AIHW- Dementia Reports and data from Government sources
AIHW-Older people Reports and data from Government sources
AIHW -Palliative care services A collection of current reports and data from Australian government sources
CareSearch CareSearch is an online directory that consolidates palliative care knowledge for health professionals, people needing palliative care and their families, and for the general community. The education section provides options for health professional, educators and managers, care workers and volunteers.
Palliative Care Australia Palliative Care Australia (PCA) is the national peak body for palliative care.
Palliative Care Nurses Australia The peak body for nurses practising in Palliative and End-of-Life care
Palliative Care Queensland The peak body for Palliative and End-of-Life care in Queensland
QUT Centre for Palliative Care and Cancer Outcomes "Leading research to improve health outcomes for people affected by cancer and other chronic or life-limiting conditions".