Palliative Care
Regional palliative care projects related to the New Zealand Specialist Palliative Care Service Specifications (draft) include:
End of life care programme
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) is an integrated care pathway that empowers generalists to provide quality, evidence-based best practice and is used in the last hours or days of life.
The Midland Cancer Network brings stakeholders together to regionally facilitate and support the
2009-10 LCP work programme includes:
o development of a district wide implementation framework
o development of a district wide progress reporting tool
o development of the principles and plan for implementation of the reflective data cycle (ongoing measurement and quality improvement component of LCP).
o facilitating an annual Midland LCP facilitators meeting.
Service development fund initiatives
The Midland Cancer Network will support the service development fund initiatives relating to palliative care. These include:
o Rotorua Community Hospice – “Rotorua district Liverpool Care Pathway of the dying pathway project “.
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Specialist palliative care education for generalist staff
In 2008 the Midland Cancer Network area agreed to work collaboratively to develop a specialist palliative care education framework for generalist nurses and carers.
This project was completed in 2009 and resulted in:
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o the publishing of an annual
o agreement to further develop access to education for generalist nurses and carers across the
The 2009-10 work programme includes:
o further development of registered nurse palliative care education
o supply and demand analysis for the midland region
o research into new learning opportunities e.g. on-line learning
Associated documents:
o Midland Specialist Palliative Care Framework for Generalist Nursing and Carer Education –September 2009.
Midland DHBs palliative care strategy plans
The Midland Cancer Network will facilitate the review and refresh of the
Documents:
o Waikato Palliative Care Strategy Plan 2005-2010 (2005)
o Project plan and scope – under development
24/7 telephone advice and support for generalists (medical and nursing)
The Midland Cancer Network area has 24/7 specialist palliative care medical and nursing telephone advice and support. This includes:
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Waikato |
Daytime Monday to Friday: For specialist medical and nursing support phone Health Waikato Palliative Care Service 07 839 8691. After hours medical advice: phone |
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Lakes |
Daytime: Taupo Hospice 07 377 4252 24/7: Health Waikato Palliative Care Service - 07 839 8691 and ask for the palliative care specialist on duty or on call. |
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Bay of Plenty |
Hospice Eastern Bay of Plenty 07 307 2244 |
The Health Waikato specialist palliative care medical team provides 24/7 specialist medical telephone advice service for
