Aboriginal Palliative Care Navigation Service

Country SA PHN Newsletter March 2025

Palliative Care Connect is a suite of navigation services that increase access and information to palliative care and bereavement support in the community. As part of this a dedicated Aboriginal-specific navigation service provides culturally safe guidance for Aboriginal people and their families living with serious illness or nearing the end of their days.

Aboriginal Palliative Care Navigators offer practical, emotional, and bereavement support while also assisting health, aged care, and community service professionals in delivering culturally respectful approaches to care. The service is available statewide over the phone or in person in Port Augusta and Whyalla. To reflect the importance of this work, Ngarrindjeri artist Jordan Lovegrove composed an art piece symbolising the palliative care patient journey. Read about the artwork and what it represents at palliativecareconnect.com.au.

Refer patients or call (08) 8643 5600 for phone support.

Image credit: Palliative Care Connect Aboriginal Navigation Service artwork by Ngarrindjeri artist Jordan Lovegrove

Published on: March 17, 2025