A workshop is being offered for clinicians and counsellors on the complexities of having a challengingconversations around people wanting to die. Is the person you are caring for suicidal or are theyreflecting on the process of assisted dying? Barry Taylor, who has worked in suicide
It is with deep sadness we acknowledge the death of Carla Arkless on 6th October 2023. Carla was pioneering palliative care Nurse Practitioner, advocate for nursing and the wider community of people with palliative care needs. We acknowledge with sincere gratefulness Carla’s passion and commitment
Kia Ora, great news ! The Adult Specialist Palliative Care Guidelines are now available on line. Sincere grateful thanks to Hospice New Zealand to allow the documents to be hosted on their website. Registration to access the guidelines is open to all those working in
PCNNZ is proud to support TimeOut, a NZ not-for-profit charity (www.timeoutnz.org), connecting generous holiday homeowners who are willing to donate a stay in their property to a person diagnosed with an incurable illness so that they can spend quality time together and make precious memories
The HQSC have just published the new Frailty Care Guidelines, there is a focus on Aged Residential Care although they will also be helpful in a variety of care settings. As Aotearoa’s aged population increases, the recognition and treatment of frailty has become crucial to
Te Whatu Ora present discussion and Q&A for the commissioning vision, operating model and structure that will help achieve pai ora for all people of Aotearoa and how our health reforms will influence the planning and funding of community services – see link – https://vimeo.com/858829386/8230714353?share=copy