NEWS: 17 Dec 2020, Advance Care Planning
Two months ago, Tahu Hikuroa died of an aggressive brain tumour leaving behind wife Jo and two young sons. As they navigated their way through numerous treatments, they found that doing an advance care plan helped them face tough decisions.
NEWS: 16 Dec 2020, Advance Care Planning
Registration for Ō tātou hiranga | What matters to us has been re-opened at a substantially-reduced rate, with unlimited access until 30 January 2021.
NEWS: 11 Dec 2020, Advance Care Planning
Dr James Jap is a palliative care specialist working in Auckland. In his blog, originally published on Palliverse, he shares the story of Perlin Soong, a 32-year-old with metastatic cancer.
NEWS: 12 Nov 2020, Advance Care Planning
In the 2020 election, there was a majority ‘yes’ vote in the End of Life Choice referendum. You may be wondering what this will mean and how you might exercise your choice.
NEWS: 4 Sep 2020, Advance Care Planning
This update from the advance care planning programme includes information on speakers for the Ō tātou hiranga what matters to us hui, whenua ki te whenua the new ACP guide for whānau, training for ACP and SICG and welcomes a new staff member.
NEWS: 24 Jul 2020, Advance Care Planning
Now more than ever it is important to encourage people to start an advance care plan and think about their future health and wellbeing. Many ACP staff who were seconded to help with the COVID-19 pandemic are coming back into their ACP roles.
NEWS: 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.
NEWS: 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.
NEWS: 29 Jan 2020, Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning (ACP) Day, Friday 3 April 2020, will focus on explaining the benefits of ACP and work towards making it ‘business-as-usual’ for all health care professionals
PUBLICATION: 23 Jan 2020, Advance Care Planning
These resources including a brochure and videos, provide information for you and your family about making an advance care plan. The brochure is available in Chinese and English.
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Developing an advanced care plan with their father helped a nurse, her family and health professionals meet his end-of-life wishes and care for him at home.
NEWS: 20 Nov 2019, Advance Care Planning
The advance care planning programme has had funding confirmed for a further three years.
NEWS: 20 Dec 2018, Health Quality & Safety Commission
The latest issue of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's e-digest for the period of 28 November–19 December 2018 is now available online.
NEWS: 14 Dec 2018, Advance Care Planning
A campaign encouraging people to start thinking about and talking about developing an advance care plan will be launched on 19 February next year.
PUBLICATION: 3 Dec 2018, Advance Care Planning
Guide to support advance care planning (ACP) course administrators and simplify the ACP training process.
NEWS: 13 Jun 2018, Advance Care Planning
The Health Quality & Safety Commission is coordinating the advance care planning (ACP) programme until the end of 2019, in partnership with district health boards.