National Palliative Care Standards

National Palliative Care Standards for Specialist Palliative Care Services

The National Palliative Care Standards (Edition 5)

The National Palliative Care Standards (5.1 Edition 2024) articulate and promote a vision for compassionate and appropriate specialist palliative care.  They recognise the importance of care that is person-centred and age-appropriate. The Standards have been developed to be used by specialist palliative care services to support the delivery of high-quality palliative care for the person receiving care (the person), their family and carers.

National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professionals and Aged Care Services: For professionals not working in Specialist Palliative Care

The National Palliative Care Standards for All Health Professional and Aged Care Services (Edition 1 2022) has been developed to complement the National Palliative Care Standards with the aim of supporting better experiences and outcomes for people receiving generalist palliative care. These Standards are intended to guide health providers to deliver high-quality palliative care in a wide range of settings (in services outside of specialist palliative care services).