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The Palliative Centre

A central hub for patients, families and healthcare professionals to easily access palliative and supportive care research and education.

The Palliative Centre

A central hub for patients, families and healthcare professionals to easily access palliative and supportive care research and education.

What can the Palliative Centre offer you?

HammondCare’s palliative care experience and participation in local, state and national programs have enabled us to build a strong body of expertise, research and resources on providing palliative care.

The Palliative Centre aims to improve end-of-life care by sharing those resources with patients, families and healthcare professionals.

We are committed to improving knowledge and understanding of palliative care, equity of access to services, developing leading research and above all, enabling people to die with dignity, as outlined in our Palliative Care Strategy.

What can the Palliative Centre offer you

Groundbreaking research to improve quality of end of life

HammondCare is a leader in driving continuous improvement and understanding of palliative and supportive care. Our research takes a holistic approach to patient health and wellbeing, extending beyond the physical condition and into psychological and spiritual aspects of care. 

In collaboration with industry bodies and educational institutions, we engage in a range of projects varying in size and scope, including clinical trials, assessments, qualitative research and evaluations in order to share evidence-based best practices with health professionals, patients, families and the community.

Groundbreaking research to improve quality of end of life

Leading the development of palliative care education

Our palliative and supportive care education and resources are compiled by sector experts and specialists specifically for health professionals, families and carers.
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Palliative Care resources

Explore our library of practical resources and guidance, including online content, videos, hard-copy brochures, booklets and free downloadable material.
The Advance Project

The Advance Project

The Advance Project provides free, practical, evidence-based resources and training that empower aged and primary care professionals to initiate advance care planning and palliative care. Our suite of resources and training comprises two toolkits:

  1. For general practice – The Advance Project Toolkit (General Practice) and;
  2. For use with people living with dementia – The Advance Project Toolkit (Dementia).
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Last Days Program

The Last Days Program aims to provide simple and practical palliative care education, equipping family, friends and carers with invaluable skills and confidence to assist a person in their last months, weeks and days.
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The Palliative Care Bridge

Access a wealth of palliative care educational videos covering subjects as diverse as pain management, the grieving process and delirium and depression. Originally developed by HammondCare in partnership with the Sacred Heart Health Service and Calvary Healthcare Sydney, the videos are now found at the NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation website.

Hear from palliative care specialists and their patients

The Patient Perspective – Peter van Wensveen

The Patient Perspective – Peter van Wensveen

A very intimate conversation with a palliative patient, who opens up and shares with us the many confronting facets of his terminal illness.

Explore our palliative care services

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Contact us

To find out more about the HammondCare Palliative Centre, please call us on 1800 776 112 or fill out the contact form.