National Palliative Care Standards

Palliative Care Australia

Embedding the Standards isn’t about ticking boxes – it’s about creating space for reflection, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Start Small, Think Big

Improving palliative care doesn’t always require big changes. Sometimes it starts with a conversation:

Are we supporting carers effectively?

Are we documenting goals of care clearly?

Are we confident our care is culturally safe?

By using the National Palliative Care Standards as a guide, clinicians can lead quality improvement from the ground up – strengthening not only our own practice, but the systems and services around them.

National Palliative Care Standards