Aromatherapy for Palliative Care – VIDEO

The Australian College of Nursing has called for a national conversation about palliative care and a focus on ensuring people with life-limiting illnesses receive the personalised care and support they need. Launching its white paper ‘Achieving Quality Palliative Care for All: The Essential Role of Nurses’, ACN CEO Kylie Ward said, “The death of someone... Read More

We asked our readers if they agree with the Minister for Senior Australians and Aged Care Services’s assessment that the sector is performing “extremely well” despite Omicron. This is what you told us. Read More

When discussing palliative care, the most common patients that people imagine are cancer patients. However, palliative care is not exclusively just for cancer patients – it’s for any kind of terminal illness. One study looked to find four non-cancer populations that might benefit from a palliative approach. What was found was that people with ALS,... Read More