The Queensland Law Reform Commission has been asked by the Queensland Government to develop an appropriate legislative scheme for voluntary assisted dying legislation in Queensland.
Thanks to a temporary regulation, you can now have the signing of important end-of-life legal documents witnessed over video conference—this applies to wills, enduring powers of attorney and advance health directives.
PallConsult is a new service from Queensland Health, designed to boost the capacity of local healthcare teams to deliver patient-centred palliative and end-of-life care, especially in rural and remote parts of Queensland.
The ELDAC Home Care toolkit has been developed by the University of Technology Sydney with palliative and aged care experts to assist staff working in aged care services supporting client’s at home to provide information and resources on providing palliative care and advance care planning.