This Project aims to increase access to quality and timely end-of-life care for patients who choose to be cared for at home and die in their preferred place if possible.

“As few as 1 in 20 deaths happen at home, despite 70% of people saying they would prefer to die at home.”
— Reymond et al., Australian Journal of General Practice, 2018

Over the next two-and-a-half years (July 2025-December 2027), the project partners will utilise their respective expertise and networks to create a multi-layered health professional education strategy for the national implementation of the National Core Community Palliative Care Medicines List.

“Caring for my mum at home during her final days was incredibly complex and emotional. Having a healthcare team that understood our situation and ensured urgent palliative medicines were on hand made all the difference.” Leah, 2025

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Our collective aims are to:

  • Enhance the capability and confidence of health professionals in community settings and Residential Aged Care Homes.
  • Promote medicine safety and reduce avoidable hospitalisations.
  • Support patients to receive end-of-life care at home.

Our audiences will include:

  • General Practitioners and Nurse Practitioners as prescribers and care managers.
  • Domiciliary nurses, including aged care nurses, as care and medication managers in their respective service settings.
  • Pharmacists and Pharmacy assistants as stockists and community dispensing services.
  • Aged care health professionals.
  • Consumers and carers.

Together, we will deliver:

  • Pharmacy Health Professional Education Module
  • Educational products for prescribers and nurses
  • End-of-Life Care Imprest System templates
  • Consumer and carer information
  • Pharmacy Aware campaign
  • Communities of Practice for pharmacists and aged care
  • Evaluation framework and plan.

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