New Serious illness conversation guide available
24 Mar 2020, Advance Care Planning
A new evidence-based guide to support clinicians to have quality conversations with seriously ill people and their whānau is now available.
Advance care planning (ACP) is the process of thinking about, talking about and planning for future health care and end-of-life care. It is about identifying what matters to you.
24 Mar 2020, Advance Care Planning
A new evidence-based guide to support clinicians to have quality conversations with seriously ill people and their whānau is now available.
19 Mar 2020, Advance Care Planning
In light of the rapidly developing and changing situation with COVID-19, the Health Quality & Safety Commission is postponing Advance Care Planning Day until later in the year. The day was to be held on Friday 3 April.
21 Apr 2020, Advance Care Planning
Most of us can only imagine what having someone die in front of us would be like, but it’s part of the job for Wellington paramedic, Sean Thompson.
21 Apr 2020, Advance Care Planning
Tahu Hikuroa has aggressive brain tumours that means his future is uncertain. But, having an advance care plan has helped Tahu and wife Jo to make some tough decisions and feel more in control about what lies ahead.
21 Apr 2020, Advance Care Planning
A few years ago, Jan Wallace was invited to join the locality health forum for her hospital board area and became particularly interested in palliative care, also known as end-of-life care.
30 Mar 2020, Advance Care Planning
Aotearoa is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is an unsettling time, and it is natural for people to be anxious. However, it is also an opportunity for people to plan for a scenario where they may become suddenly unwell.
