National Palliative Care Week: 11 – 17 May 2025

Country SA PHN Newsletter May 2025

Did you know that National Palliative Care Week (11-17 May 2025) is fast approaching?

“Every day in Australia, 400 people of all ages die of a terminal illness,” writes Palliative Care Australia. “Everyone one of them could benefit from palliative care – care that is their human right, care that can enrich their final days, and care that too many people still miss out on.”

This year, Palliative Care Australia is asking ‘What’s Your Plan?’, to encourage people in Australia to discuss with those closest to them about “what matters most at the end of life and to make a plan that empowers and respects their choices during the last years, months, and days of life.”

Get involved

Country SA PHN, in partnership with Palliative Care SA, is proud to support National Palliative Care Week 2025 by distributing Awareness Raising Packs to general practices and residential aged care homes across country South Australia.

These packs are designed to help raise awareness in workplaces and include a range of campaign materials, along with valuable information and educational resources to support staff, patients, residents, and their families and carers.

Look out for the Orange Heart NPCW Poster – we encourage you to hold it up and share a photo on social media during the week to show your support.

Don’t forget to tag @palliativecaresa and @countrysaphn, and use the hashtags #NPCW25 and #PalliativeCareSA in your posts.

Let’s get the conversation started!

Learn more on the Palliative Care South Australia website.

Special National Palliative Care Week webinar - Addressing palliative needs in country communities

All health practitioners and residential aged care home staff across country SA are invited to a special National Palliative Care Week webinar hosted by Palliative Care SA:

Thursday 15 May 2025
1.00pm – 2.00pm (live or on-demand)
Register here or call Palliative Care SA on (08) 8271 1643

Topics covered include:

• Understanding goals of care
• Recognising dying and timely referrals
• Communication with patients and families
• Navigating services and supports
• Education and resources for rural health teams
• Current priorities in palliative and aged care in country SA

Join us to strengthen your confidence and knowledge in providing palliative care in rural and remote communities.

Register now

Published on: May 6, 2025