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About PALPRAC
Welcome to PALPRAC
Palliative care is specialised medical care for people with serious illnesses. This type of care focuses on relieving the symptoms and stress of a serious illness.
Palliative care aims to improve the quality of life for both the patient and the family.
Palliative Care is provided by a specially-trained team of doctors, nurses and other specialists who work together with a patient’s other doctors to provide an extra layer of support.
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Palliative care trained doctors, nurses, social workers and allied health professionals.
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The PALPRAC statement on Euthanasia and Physician-assisted suicide (May 2024)
This statement reflects the collaborative work of PALPRAC members in response to recent media articles that lacked understanding about the scope and outcomes of quality palliative care. Members gathered to craft a statement clarifying palliative care’s role and impact, with the majority in agreement with the released statement which can be viewed below.
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Our mission is to enable the provision of palliative care which is care that improves the quality of life of people with serious illness.
We are unable to provide any diagnosis, medical opinions or medical advice. The website is intended to be informative about palliative care and to assist in finding a palliative care provider in your area.