Our Education and Standards Project

In 2009 the Ministry of Health (MOH) and Hospice New Zealand (HNZ) considered the results of a national stock-take into service provision. Nationally, there were two areas of need that required our focus;

• The need for nationally consistent education programmes that support generalist palliative care providers.
• The need for revised palliative care standards and an ongoing implementation programme to ensure consistency in the quality of service regardless of locality.

It was agreed Hospice New Zealand was well placed to work on two specific projects to address these needs due to our previous experience and a recent commitment from members that these were also priorities for them. 

The Minister of Health then allocated a portion of the funding that was available to address difficulties in accessing palliative care services to Hospice NZ for the two projects, this funding commenced on 1 January 2010.

The outcome of both projects will improve the quality and equity of palliative care services available to people and their families, regardless of the care setting.

You can read updates on the two projects by clicking on the links below

Education

• Update 1 - May 2010
• Update 2 - July 2010
• Update 3 - August 2010
• Update 4 - December 2010
• Update 5 - May 2011
• Update 6 - September 2011
• Update 7 - March 2012
• Update 8 - August 2012

Standards

• Update 1 - July 2010
• Update 2 - August 2010
• Update 3 - December 2010
• Update 4 - May 2011
• Update 5 - September 2011
• Update 6 - March 2012
• Update 7 - August 2012

If you would like further information on these projects or would like to be added to our list to receive these updates directly please contact Project Manager - Maree Meehan Berge.