National Palliative Care Week 2022
National Palliative Care Week (NPCW), held from 22 – 28 May 2022, is Australia’s largest annual awareness-raising initiative held to increase understanding of the many benefits of palliative care.
We are pleased to announce the theme for National Palliative Care Week 2022 is It’s your right. The theme seeks to raise awareness about the rights of all Australians to access high-quality palliative care when and where they need it. One of the great myths about palliative care is that it is only a synonym for end-of-life care. It is so much more than that. Anyone with a life-limiting illness has the right to live as well as possible, for as long as possible.
From Sunday 22 – Saturday 28 May 2022, virtual and face-to-face events will be held across the country to acknowledge and celebrate the commitment and dedication of all those working and volunteering in the palliative care sector across Australia.
Now in its 27th year, and traditionally held in the last full week of May, NPCW is organised by Palliative Care Australia (PCA) and supported by the Australian Government Department of Health.
We look forward to having more conversations in the community during NPCW about the benefits of quality palliative care.
During NPCW we hope to spark important conversations in the community about the benefits of quality palliative care and celebrate the amazing dedication of all those working and volunteering in palliative care across Australia.
Help PCA raise awareness via social media using the campaign resources and events form. Join the NPCW conversation using the hashtags #NPCW2022 and #palliativecare.
Campaign resources
Click the image of your choice or the download button to share our range of online NPCW 2022 campaign resources here, including:
- Logos (JPEGs)
- National posters (PDFs)
- National posters – customise with your logo (PDFs)
- Social Media tiles (JPEGs)
- Website and Social Media Banners (JPEGs)
- Email (signature block) (JPEGs)
- Toolkit (PDF) and Media Release template
- Tell us your palliative care story
Help Palliative Care Australia (PCA) raise awareness via social media using the hashtags #NPCW2022 and #palliativecare.
Events
From Sunday 22 – Saturday 28 May 2022, virtual and face-to-face events will be held across the country to acknowledge and celebrate the commitment and dedication of all those working and volunteering in the palliative care sector across Australia.
Are you holding an event during NPCW? If so, you can submit your NPCW event details via the form here. If accepted, your event will be published to PCA’s Events here.
Please include contact information (see “For internal purposes” on the events form) so we may contact you in case we need clarification or additional information.
If you include an image, note that the file size must not exceed 50MB and the image format should be either pdf, jpg, jpeg, gif, png.
Event submissions will be reviewed before posting and PCA holds the right not to publish content.
If you have any questions about the event form or you wish to discuss the event your organisation is holding during the NPCW, please feel free to contact us via communications@palliativecare.org.au.
Be sure to also make contact with your State or Territory’s Member Organisation.
Join the NPCW conversation…
During NPCW, PCA wants to hear your palliative care stories and perspectives too. We encourage you to connect with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, and use the hashtag #NPCW2022 or email us your stories via communications@palliativecare.org.au.
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