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The Southern Metropolitan Region Palliative Care Consortium is an alliance of palliative care service providers that aims to support improvements in the integration and coordination of palliative care services. The Consortium includes services that work in the community (caring for people in their homes), in acute settings (caring for people in hospital) and in inpatient settings (hospices and palliative care units).

Palliative care is care provided to people of all ages who have a life limiting illness, with little or no prospect of cure, and for whom the primary treatment goal is quality of life.

Standards for Providing Quality Palliative Care for all Australians. Palliative Care Australia 2005

If you are a health care professional, a client, carer, volunteer or perhaps you simply want to know more about palliative care, this site has information about services in the region how they can be accessed.


LATEST NEWS

Applications invited for the 2013 Program of Experience in Motor Neurone Disease (PEM)

Tuesday, 23 April 2013


This program is open to all health professionals working in palliative care services across Victoria. Successful applicants will spend 3 days at Bethlehem Calvary Health Care in Caulfield and 1 day at Motor Neurone Disease Victoria (MNDV) where you will learn about best practice management of MND and the palliative care needs of clients with MND. This is an excellent opportunity to gain expertise in your own professional discipline around the management of MND and palliative care.

For further information about eligibility, participant expectations and the application process please Click Here

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Other news items
 •  Applications invited for the 2013 Program of Experience in Motor Neurone Disease (PEM)  
 •  PCV Scholarship applications invited for 2013  
 •  SMRPCC Annual Report 2012  

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Coming Events
Palliative Care Week Writing Competition
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
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DoH: Palliative Care Projects Update May 2013
Updated: Thursday, 23 May 2013
Palliative Care Week Creative Writing Competition
Updated: Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Implementing the Bereavement Support Standards
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 Health Care Professionals - essential information about palliative care services and accessing these services. Volunteers - learn how you can become a volunteer, where you can volunteer and the training opportunities that are available. Patient & Carers Information - everything you need to know about the support and services available in the southern region. Events Calendar provides information about important up coming Palliative Care events. Palliative Care Services Locater helps you find your nearest palliative care service provider.