Palliative Care Projects and Resources

New Zealand Liverpool Care for the Dying Office

The National LCP Office NZ was established in November 2008 to coordinate the sustainable implementation of the LCP in NZ. The National LCP Office NZ is funded by the Ministry of Health and works in collaboration with the LCP Central Team and Marie Curie Palliative Care Institute Liverpool (MCPCIL) in the United Kingdom (UK).

The following link will take you directly to the NZ LCP website.

The regional palliative care projects that are related to the New Zealand Specialist Palliative Care Service Specifications (draft) include:

Not for Resuscitation Guidelines for Hospices

The purpose of this project was to develop consistent ‘Not for Resuscitation’ Guidelines for hospices across the CCN region.

While some hospices had resuscitation policies these were not consistent regionally. The Palliative Care Network has identified the need for a consistent approach and worked with CCN to facilitate this project.

Regional Palliative Care Medical Specialist Project

In February 2008, the Ministry of Health released new draft Specialist Palliative Care Service Specifications (the National Specifications) signalling the need for changes in the way palliative care services are configured and delivered. The National Specifications will be finalised over the next 2-3 years.

Central Cancer Network (CCN) worked with stakeholders to develop a regional palliative care medical specialist model to support the development of a regionally appointed and deployed workforce. The model was endorsed by the Central Regional Palliative Care Network and the DHBs’ General Managers of Planning and Funding.

MidCentral, Taranaki and Whanganui DHBs (the DHBs) agreed to collectively implement the model and a business case was developed and approved by the respective DHBs. CCN are in the process of working with the DHBs to implement the model.

Associated Guidelines

  • Regional Palliative Care Medical Specialist Model
  • Not for Resuscitation Guidelines for Hospices

    • Last updated on 1st July 2010