The National Palliative Care Workforce Survey was commissioned by Palliative Care Australia and conducted by Winton Research & Insights. Surveys were conducted online in May-August 2024 with full survey results released in September 2025. The 1,400 survey respondents worked across different health and aged care settings where palliative care is provided.

The report describes workforce perceptions of:

• demand for palliative care
• adequacy of funding and resources
• recruitment and retention challenges
• preparedness to provide a palliative approach in all health and aged care services
• integration between the various services that provide care to people with life-limiting illnesses
• the introduction of voluntary assisted dying in all states.

Other PCA reports that present findings from the National Palliative Care Workforce Survey are:

• The case for improved remuneration of palliative care in primary care (February 2025)
• Palliative care workforce wellbeing (October 2024).

Palliative care workforce - Challenges and opportunities_INFOGRAPHIC.pdf

Palliative Care Workforce - Challenges and Opportunities_SUMMARY-2025-1.pdf

Palliative care workforce - Challenges and opportunities_REPORT-2025.pdf