FAQs
How do I go about purchasing Niki syringe driver?
Please contact: Deborah Hoctor, REM Systems - email dhoctor@remsystems.com.au or phone 0448 486 253. Deborah can process your order.
The website for REM Systems is www.remsystem.com.au
How is a referral made?
The SCTT referral tool (Service Coordination Tool Templates) should be used when making a referral to palliative care services. The exceptions are within individual health services. Some services within the Grampians region use RIMS.
The more comprehensive the referral, the more smooth the transition to palliative care for patients and their carers. Services can then be provided most efficiently and effectively
It is very important that patients and their carers be informed of the referral to palliative care.
Reason for referral
A referral may be made for the following reasons:
- Symptom management
- Pain management
- Complex care needs
- End stage care
It is advised that an agency be contacted by a phone prior to sending an urgent referral.
If there is uncertainty about making a referral to palliative care contact the Grampians Regional Palliative Care Team.
For more information contact Claire McKenna: clairemc@bhs.org.au
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Euthanasia and Palliative Care in the Grampians Region
Euthanasia is not a part of palliative care practice.
Dying is a natural process and that declining or withdrawing futile treatment is acceptable and is a person’s right under the Victorian Medical Treatment Act.
There are a wide range of views and perspectives in our society about the ethical issue of the deliberate ending of life for a person living with a terminal condition. These views should be recognised and respected by Consortium members, health clinicians and the general public.
Grampians Region Palliative Care Consortium recognises and respects the fact that some people rationally and consistently request deliberate ending of life.
Much community interest in voluntary euthanasia is sparked by a need for assurance that pain and suffering will be relieved and that individual end of life decisions will be respected. Many of these community fears can be addressed through the provision of quality care at the end of life that includes the opportunity for the individual to articulate care preferences for circumstances in which they may no longer be able to express their wishes.
Palliative care is a concept of care that provides coordinated nursing, medical and allied services for people who are living with a terminal illness. This care is delivered, where possible, in the environment of that person’s choice and provides physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual support for patients, their families and their friends. The scope of palliative care services includes grief and bereavement support for the patient and family and other carers during the life of the patient and after the patient’s death.
The Australian community needs to embark on a dialogue about death and dying in order to accept that dying is a natural and expected part of life. Engagement in advance care planning will greatly contribute to this dialogue.
Palliative care services should be available to everyone in need of such services.