The Hospital Research Foundation Group Impact Report - Flipbook - Page 66
PALLIATIVE CARE
Comfort from palliative care
Palliative care provides comfort and support to patients
and their families faced with a life-limiting illness.
Thanks to your donations, we can progress
vital services, education and research to ensure
everyone has access to quality palliative care.
YOUR IMPACT IN 2023:
DID YOU
KNOW?
Supporting the delivery of high-quality care
to SA’s palliative care units through art,
pet and music therapies; education and
research; staff initiatives; and more
An information line is now
available to help you navigate
palliative care services and
supports. Call 1800 725 548
during business hours.
Improving access to palliative care services
for vulnerable and remote communities
Investigating a statewide centre for grief
and bereavement in SA
Promoting a new palliative care navigation
service called Palliative Care Connect
Understanding the impact of sleep for
palliative care patients and their carers
Training medical trainees in paediatric
palliative care
Supporting ‘Compassionate Communities
Conversations’ morning teas across
Adelaide and regional areas
Supporting families in paediatric palliative
care through a peer mentor program
Developing the nursing workforce
within palliative care
Training volunteers and delivering
information sessions to enable ‘in home’
hospice care
Supporting 'Nolton Park Healing Horses’
pet therapy services for people in palliative
care, hospitals and aged care.
Southern, Central
& Northern Adelaide
Palliative Services
Women's &
Children's Health
Network
Regional
Local Health
Networks
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