The centrality of the role of hospitals in provision of palliative care is often not well recognised and care provision can be suboptimal. Dr Claudia Virdun, Senior Research Fellow at QUT, discusses why this is the case and considerations on how this can be improved.

In her third and last blog for the series, Jeanette Lacey discusses how changing questions asked in acute care hospitals can help to recognise dying earlier.

In her second blog, Jeanette Lacey provides tips on how to provide compassionate end-of-life care in a public hospital acute care unit.

In a three-part blog series, End-of-Life Care Nurse Practitioner Jeanette Lacey provides insight into her role in improving the quality of care and support to those who die in hospital.

Nurses spend the greatest period of time with patients at the end of life and their loved ones.

In our sixth blog for the Part of Life series, Janeane Harlum, President for Palliative Care Nurses Australia (PCNA) and Palliative Care Manager and Service Development at South Western Sydney Local Health District, talks about the fulfilling work of palliative care nurses and pointers for continuing professional development.