Primary health care and palliative care

This Hub provides evidence-based guidance including triggers for consideration and recommendations for action, for health professionals working within Primary Health Care (PHC).

What is primary health care

Read how primary health care is defined within the Australian health system.

Pathways and frameworks

Learn about the care pathways and triggers that can help you to provide palliative care as part of practice.

Role in palliative care

You can find out why it is important and what palliative care looks like in the primary health care setting.

Multidisciplinary teams

You can find out how other health professionals can help and what you can do to collaborate.

Guides for GPs

Last updated 05 June 2026