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Palliative Care

 
Inara Beecher
Inara Beecher
Programs Coordinator
Murray Mallee GPN
P: 8531 1303
Cale Edwards
Practice Support Officer
Riverland DGP
P: 8582 3823
The Riverland Divisions of General Practice and the Murray Mallee General Practice Network Rural Palliative Care Project is facilitated nationwide by the Australian Divisions of General Practice and was originally funded 2008-2010. The Riverland Division of General Practice and Murray Mallee General Practice Network have been given an extension of funding and so the Rural Palliative Care Project (RPCP) will continue until July 2011. 
The RDGP & MMGPN is coordinating the project with the support of key partners and the Palliative Care Service. Over the next year the Project will be developed and implemented in accordance with the Statewide Palliative Care Strategic Plan and the National Palliative Care Strategy.
 
The development of the Project will occur in consultation with service providers and members of the community who are sensitive to the needs of people living in our community with a life limiting illness.
 
The aim of the Rural Palliative Care Project is to improve access to quality, coordinated palliative care services for people in the Riverland and Murray Mallee regions of SA.
 
The RPCP is not designed to develop or provide new palliative care services, rather to enhance and ensure linkages, orientation and coordination among existing service providers (primary and tertiary) and to identify and fill gaps in service provision
 
The Rural Palliative Care Project provides both regions with a fantastic opportunity to... ‘expand the sustainable model for healthcare delivery in a rural and remote SA which is, above all, sensitive to the needs of those living in local communities’
 
For more information regarding this project please contact Inara or Cale.
 

LINKS

CareSearch - CareSearch is an online resource of palliative care information and evidence. All materials included in this website are reviewed for quality and relevance.

 

Commonwealth Carelink SA - providing a regional point of access for information about care services that support people to live independently in their own homes. You can search for a wide range of government, community-funded and private care services including Palliative Care.Freecall 1800 052 222

 

Palliative Care SA

Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme

 

The Centre for Grief and Bereavement

  

Palliative Drugs

 

Cause of Death Certificates

RACGP Silver Book (4th Edition)

 

MAPCARE

 

Multicultural palliative care guidelines

Based on many discussions with GPs we have now developed a form of the NAT:PD-C for uploading on Medical Director, From Professor Afaf Girgis, Director Centre for Health Research & Psycho-oncology. If you would like a copy of this template please contact Inara Beecher 8531 1303.

Resources to Download
Girgis - Divisions of GP Medical Director Templatedownloads: 148 | type: pdf | size: 40 kB
Pain and Symptom Management in Palliative Care - Dr Michael Briffadownloads: 299 | type: pdf | size: 652 kB
Prognostic Indicators Guidance Paperdownloads: 446 | type: pdf | size: 94 kB
RPCP Communique November 2010downloads: 111 | type: pdf | size: 523 kB
RPCP Communique December 2010downloads: 100 | type: pdf | size: 577 kB

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