Following the successful launch of South Australia’s Palliative Care Strategic Framework 2022-2027, a Palliative Care Services Plan and Model of Care is being developed for South Australia.
The new Services Plan and Model of Care will make recommendations on how SA Health can continue building and improving palliative care services in South Australia over the next five years to achieve the vision that:
‘All South Australians, their families and carers have access to and receive the best possible end-of- life and palliative care that places the person at the centre of care and supports them to live and die well in accordance with their individual needs, wishes, values and preferences.’
The project is keen to hear how the health system works for people with a life limiting illness receiving palliative care; for family members and carers providing support; as well as from those working within the palliative care system.
How to get involved
Go to the YourSAy SA Palliative Care Project web page and use the tabs to:
- Share your story
- Post an idea
- Submit a question
- Show where in South Australia you are from
When providing input into the consultation, participants are asked to do so in a respectful manner with consideration of their own and other people’s privacy.
The consultation is open until 30 April 2023.
For information on what a Services Plan is, what a Model of Care is and other common questions, please go to the YourSAy FAQs section about the project.
What are the next steps?
All input via stories, ideas, questions, and locations will be compiled and used to inform the direction and content of the Palliative Care Services Plan and Model of Care.
The project will also conduct one-hour semi-structured, face-to-face interviews about experiences accessing palliative care both personally and for others. More information about how to express your interest is available in the YourSAy Fact Sheet.
Updates on the outcome of the project will appear on the YourSAy SA Health Palliative Care Project web page.
For further information, please contact Hannah Owen, Project Manager, at hannah.owen2@sa.gov.au.