Support at your fingertips: Palliative Care Pathways on HealthPathways SA

Country SA PHN Newsletter May 2025

As we approach National Palliative Care Week (11-17 May 2025), it’s a timely reminder of the importance of accessible, coordinated care for people nearing the end of life.

Health professionals across South Australia can access a comprehensive Palliative Care suite on HealthPathways SA, designed to support best practice and timely decision-making in both generalist and specialist settings.

The available pathways include:

• Palliative Care Patient
• Emergencies in Palliative Care
• Pain Medications in Palliative Care
• Symptom Management in Palliative Care
• Last Days of Life
• Palliative Care Assessment
• Palliative Care Advice
• Bereavement, Loss, and Grief Counselling
• Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD)
• Certification of Death
• End-stage Dementia
• Advance Care Planning (ACP)
• Carer Health

These practical, evidence-informed pathways are tailored to local services and are regularly reviewed in collaboration with palliative care clinicians.

This National Palliative Care Week, take a moment to explore this suite of pathways helping to provide comprehensive and compassionate end of life care.

Login to HealthPathways is free and available to all South Australian health professionals. HealthPathways SA is a partnership between SA Health, Adelaide PHN and Country SA PHN.

Published on: May 6, 2025