Our State - South Australia

‘Our State’ is a half-hour, weekly radio segment airing 1:30pm ACST each Monday on Adelaide's FiveAA.The program focuses on uncovering and sharing important subjects: the interesting, the significant, the future, the unknown and the things that are happening, right now, in South Australia. Each week, a wide range of guests discuss achievements, initiatives and events which highlight South Australia’s priorities.

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22/05/2023 - Commission on Excellence and Innovation in Health – Palliative Care

May 24, 2023 • DPC Communications • Season 2023 • Episode 236

National Pallative Care week is held 21 May – 27 May 2023.

This year’s theme is “Matters of Life and Death" and shines a light on the people at the heart of quality palliative care – our workforce and volunteers.

Palliative care is an approach to treatment that improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing life-limiting illness through the prevention and relief of suffering. Pallative Care involves early identification, assessment and treatment of pain in a holistic, patient-centred way.

The Statewide Palliative Care Clinical Network (https://ceih.sa.gov.au/palliative-care) is committed to improve the quality, availability and experience of palliative care for all South Australians.

In this segment, we hear from Dr Peter Allcroft, a Senior Staff Specialist at Southern Adelaide Palliative Services and Kathryn Hourigan consumer advocate and community leader at the Barossa Hills Fleurieu Local Health Network (BHFLHN).