Palliative Care Australia has been producing specialist National Palliative Care Standards for over 15 years, with the objective to improve quality palliative care experiences and outcomes for people, their families, and carers.

In 2023, the National Palliative Care Standards (NPCS) 5th ed. (2018) will be put through a limited scope review process. These Standards are for Specialist Palliative Care providers and services.

PCA needs the voices and opinions of those delivering palliative care, and quality improvement reviews, to assess the ways in which the Standards are currently being used, any supporting tools required by services, and how they may assist in the next decade.

The Consultation Process is open 20 March 2023 to 30 April 2023.

There are two ways to respond to the Consultation Paper and its questions:

1. Download and complete the Consultation Paper – following instructions for submission to projects@pallaitivecare.org.au by 30 April 2023.

Consultation Paper - National Palliative Care Standards

2. Complete the Online Survey

Thank you for bringing your knowledge to this process, and please encourage your colleagues, registrars and students, and Heads of Services to do the same.