Palliative Care Victoria

There are key governing documents that influence the planning and delivery of quality palliative care  in Victoria. These are cited below:

Victorian Palliative Care Policy/Standards

• Victorian Palliative Care Policy
• Victorian Palliative Care Volunteer Standards

National Palliative Care Policy/Standards

The national policy for palliative care in Australia is framed around Palliative Care Australia’s three major policy documents:

• Standards for Providing Quality Palliative Care for all Australians
• Palliative Care Service Provision in Australia: A Planning Guide
• A Guide to Palliative Care Service Development: A Population Based Approach

and the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing’s National Palliative Care Strategy.

Palliative Care Australia has position statements on palliative care issues and topics.