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Finding palliative care resources for your practice

This collection provides tools, information and resources for use when caring for palliative care patients and those coming to the end of their life.

For resources to give to patients and their family and/or carers, see Patient resources.

For quick links to forms, checklists and tools developed or reproduced by CareSearch/palliAGED to assist you in providing palliative care, see CareSearch GP resources.

About palliative care
- Palliative care support for patients, carers, and families
  A booklet from the CareSearch team provides a starting point to learn about palliative care with its emphasis on quality of life and the support available
- What is palliative care?
  Information from Palliative Care Australia
- Australian Charter of Health Care Rights (139kb pdf)
  Brochure from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Advance care planning
- Create your advance care plan (Select State or Territory of interest)
  From Advance Care Planning Australia website
- ACP and My Health Record – Information for patients (653kb pdf)
  Information from Royal Australian College of general Practitioners (RACGP)
At the very end of life
- The process of dying (2.33MB pdf)
  A brochure for caregivers from Palliative Care Victoria
- At the end – information for patients and carers
  Information on the CareSearch website
- Death and dying carer resources
  Information from CarerHelp website
- Nearing the end of life
  Web page produced by the American Cancer Society
- What to do when a loved one dies
  Information from Services Australia
Bereavement, grief and loss
- Understanding grief
  From Palliative Care Australia
- When someone dies in residential aged care: Grief and loss for families (5.34MB pdf)
  A booklet from the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying (RePaDD), Flinders University
- Coping after the death of someone with dementia
  Information from Dementia Australia
- Pathway 5: After caring
  Information and resources from CarerHelp
- Self-care plan for family or carers (205kb pdf)
  A resources that can help families and carers to look after themselves in a way that best suits their needs
- GriefLink
  A website that provides information for people who are dealing with grief caused by the death of someone close to them, and for those who are supporting them
- Death of a loved one
  Information and resources to help to know what to organise before a death, what to do when a loved one dies, and what help is available
Carers
- Carer pathways
  Five pathways commonly experienced over time when caring for someone approaching the end of life. From CarerHelp
- Caring for someone with life-limiting illness (419kb pdf)
  Fact sheet for carers from CareSearch
- Why information matters: At the end of life (176kb pdf)
  Fact sheet for carers and families from CareSearch
- Finding services and support
  Information on the CareSearch website to help you find services and organisations that can help
- Carer Gateway
  An Australian Government program providing free services and support for carers
- Self-care plan for family or carers (205kb pdf)
  A resources that can help families and carers to look after themselves in a way that best suits their needs
Complementary therapies
- Complementary medicines – tell your healthcare professionals
  Fact sheet produced by the Better Health Channel
- Complementary therapies
  Information from the Cancer Council Victoria
Discussing palliative care
- Asking questions can help
  A question prompt list from Palliative Care Australia
- How can I support my friend or family member? (615kb pdf)
  An information brochure for families and friends from Palliative Care Australia
- Question prompt list (577kb pdf)
  Developed by the CarerHelp team, this list of questions can be useful when you meet with your doctor or health care team
Funerals
- Funeral and religious services
  Information from Cancer Council NSW
- Making funeral plans
  Information from Cancer Council NSW
- How to arrange a funeral
  Information from Marie Curie (UK)
Medicines
- Medicines – safety issues
  Fact sheet produced by the Better Health Channel
- Facts about morphine and other opioid medicines in palliative care
  A brochure from Palliative Care Australia
Pain and other symptoms
- Understanding cancer pain – A guide for people with cancer, their families and friends (491kb pdf)
  Booklet from Cancer Council Australia
- Facts about morphine and other opioid medicines in palliative care
  Brochure from Palliative Care Australia
- About pain and the help available (1.66MB pdf)
  A brochure from Palliative Care Victoria
- Sample pain diary (210kb pdf)
  From the American Cancer Society. This is suitable for any person with pain, not just those with cancer
- Symptoms
  A list of factsheets for common symptoms from CarerHelp

Last updated 26 May 2026

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Finding palliative care resources for your practice

About palliative care

Advance care planning

At the very end of life

Bereavement, grief and loss

Carers

Complementary therapies

Discussing palliative care

Funerals

Medicines

Pain and other symptoms