Palliative care is a human right for every age and every stage. It promotes a community of care and embraces everybody as an individual. For those with prolonged and advanced stages of an illness or those with a recent, life limiting diagnosis, expert and empathetic palliative care is paramount.
If you’ve recently received the challenging diagnosis of a life-limiting illness, you are not alone. Navigating through this uncertain and difficult time can be overwhelming, but we’ve collated the resources, information and support you need.
Death happens to us all, but our experiences and beliefs around this universal moment is unique. That’s why we help all communities.
We are a leading charity and independent peak body representing palliative care providers, recipients and their families in Queensland. Our belief is that every single human deserves to live every day until their last. We are committed to ensuring that every Queenslander has access to quality palliative care that is holistic and encompasses the individual’s social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs.
Everybody has a role to play in supporting each other in times of loss, ageing, dying and grief. So, we support communities to feel confident in having open, empathetic conversations and supporting each other through one of life’s most challenging journeys.
Thank you Palliative Care Qld for the National Pailliative Care Week resources to host our event! Palmwoods Sundale hosted a palliative care education day for all the clinical staff with invited speakers to deliver the palliative care knowledge.
Ammu Chandran
Our Palliative Care team at GCHHS has been doing fantastic work for National Palliative Care Week using some of the recourses supplied by PCQ.
Chloe Robinson
I know that our Wishes on the Sunshine Coast team is excited to be involved and to help create magical moments that are priceless for wish recipients and those that they love and share those special moments with.
Sue Mason-Baker
Palliative Care Queensland Acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the lands and seas on which we live and work; and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to all Elders past and present.
Palliative Care Queensland respects and values diverse life challenges, creating an environment that is inclusive of all.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website contains images, voices and names of deceased persons.
“Different Stages”, a powerful visual story unique to Palliative Care Queensland, represents the stories of our lives being retold through families and communities sitting around yarning.
The footprints we leave behind are represented in the dots, while the stories of our lives being retold is depicted through the community sitting around the yarning circle. Both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders motifs and colours are used.
We are proud to display the artwork in our office spaces and resources, as well as incorporated into our Reconciliation Action Plan.
