Claims a man put in a Perth morgue ‘still alive’
A palliative care patient may have been alive when he was transferred to a Perth morgue, according to claims being investigated by the Coroner’s Court of…
Tag: Palliative care
Hospitals accused of railroading palliative care doctors opposed to VAD
Associate Professor Marion Harris says some doctors fear for their rights to object to VAD.
We all write death certificates, but reading this one gobsmacked me
Recently I have had an opportunity to become a ‘critic’. It is an interesting new writing genre and an artform I admire, but it is…
Doctor plays ‘spine tingling’ cello for dying patient
Dr Michael Lam fulfilled a patient’s last request by playing live classical music at her bedside in Mackay Base Hospital, Queensland.
Doctors call for rethink on ‘over medicalisation’ of death
An international panel has called for changes to how death is viewed especially in light of the extremes of dying seen in the pandemic.
Half of terminally ill patients die without ‘appropriate’ care
A Canberra Hospital study reveals 41% of those dying in hospital never see a member of the palliative care team.
Govt scraps PBS opioid review for end-of-life patients
Bureaucratic impediments to pain relief have been removed as part of a revamp of the schedule for palliative care.
Doctors doing more palliative care home visits
Despite home visits doubling in the past five years, most services are still provided in hospital, reveals an AIHW report.
Ban for nurse dubbed ‘angel of death’
The enrolled nurse bragged about taking euthanasia into her own hands and speeding up the death of an elderly family friend, the Queensland Civil a…
GP’s care of terminally ill patient ‘reasonable and appropriate’: coroner
An anonymous report to the Victorian coroner raised concerns about the man's treatment.
