About PCV
Advocacy
Advocacy at an individual, community and systemic level is an important part of our work. We help many people with a life limiting illness and their families to access palliative care services and provide advice about their rights and avenues available to them to resolve any issues.
We also work with the Victorian Government and other relevant organisations. We make submissions, contribute to policy development and seek the funding needed to ensure Victoria has a strong palliative care service capable of providing high quality palliative care and end of life care to all Victorians, when and where they need it.
As a founding and active member of Palliative Care Australia, we also contribute advice on a range of national palliative care policies and programs.
Recent Work
This is an important time for the development of palliative care and end of life care in Victoria. Here are some recent submissions and presentations to the Victorian Government:
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White Paper on Culturally Appropriate Food for Older People in Australia
IndianCare-Culturally-Appropriate-Food-for-older-people1.pdfCulturally appropriate food is a major concern for older and frail persons and a barrier to them accessing aged care services. In response to the Royal Commission Report on Aged Care Quality and Safety, PCV recently collaborated with IndianCare, Maggie Beer Foundation and Dr Surjeet Dhogra...
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COVID-19 Impacts on Palliative Care - Vic Parliamentary Inquiry Submission
Palliative-Care-Victoria-Parlimentary-Inquiry-COVID-19-2020.pdfThis submission provides an opportunity to highlight the importance of person-centred palliative care and to provide opportunities based on this experience for government to better support palliative care for all Victorians, now, in the future and particularly in the event of future...
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Victorian palliative care service funding 2019-20 compared to 2014-15
Victorian-Palliative-Care-Service-Funding-2019-20-Compared-to-2014-15.pdfVictorian funding for palliative care services has not kept pace with the increases in population need for palliative care in Victoria. Palliative Care Victoria calls on the Victorian Government to improve access to palliative care so that it is a right that can be honoured.
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PCV State Budget Submission 2019-2020
PCV-State-Budget-Submission-2019-2020.pdfPalliative Care Victoria calls for additional recurrent investment of $65 million in the May 2019 budget to improve access to palliative care for Victorians with a life limiting illness and their families so they are supported to live, die and grieve well.
- Victorian Government asked to commit $65 M a year to improve access to palliative care
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Estimated need and unmet need for palliative care in Victoria
Unmet-Need-for-Palliative-Care-PCV-9-October-2017.pdfEstimated and unmet need for palliative care in Victoria 2017. This shows at least 10,000 Victorians are missing out on needed palliative care, based on international benchmarks of population need for palliative care and available data on palliative care service provision in Victoria.
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Significant regional inequalities in access to Victorian palliative care services
Significant-Regional-Inequalities-in-Access-to-Palliative-Care-Across-Victoria-25-Oct-17.pdfInequalities in access to palliative care among Victorians are greatest among those living in rural and regional areas. This October 2017 report by Palliative Care Victoria provides an analysis of palliative care funding per death in 2016-2017 for all Victorian rural and metro regions.
- Summary of relevant palliative care and end of life data 2017
- Capacity of Victorian Palliative Care Services to meet demand, funding trends, priorities May 2017
- Palliative Care Victoria 2016 State Budget Call to Action - Summary
- Palliative Care Victoria 2016 State Budget Call to Action 2015-2019
- Quality of Life Benefits of Palliative Care
- Economic Reasons for Investing in Palliative Care
- An overview of palliative care in Victoria
- Submission to the End of Life Choices Inquiry
- Simplifying Medical Treatment Decision Making & Advance Care Planning - Submission
- Summary of Literature and Resources Informing the Victorian Palliative Care CALD Strategy