CareSearch updates

New research from the Department of Health and Aged Care shows that continued support for the primary and aged care workforce through education and training will enable them to feel more comfortable discussing palliative care with patients and dispel any misconceptions or barriers surrounding it. The resources and role of CareSearch, palliAGED and partner projects including ELDAC, Advance, End of Life Essentials, and TEL are all included as education and training for primary care workers and for aged care. We need to continue to build awareness of these national resources to support the workforce and to enhance care at the end of life for everyone on our community.

The palliAGEDgp App has been available to GPs for over 8 years. During this time, we have undertaken some content updates to make sure the information remains current, but we are going to start a more focused update that will add some new topics and a broader resource base to support GPs who provide care for people with palliative care needs of all ages. When the update is complete, the new version of the App will be released as CareSearchgp, a name chosen to reflect the alignment of the App with the CareSearch GP Hub. If you have any ideas you would like to share or if you are a GP or nurse practitioner who would like to be involved in the review or user testing processes, email us at caresearch@flinders.edu.au

Many people with palliative care needs are supported to stay in their own home. Depending on your situation you may need specialised equipment or changes in your home or that of the people you care for to make this possible. To help you prepare we have added new content to the How to Care section of CareSearch on Setting up for at Home Palliative Care.