Our government needs to do more to support and invest in hospice and palliative care.
Dying is a natural part of life and every person has the right to die well. As such, hospice is an essential health service, but one that has been under-recognised and under-valued by successive governments.
We’re calling on the new Government to fund hospice care fairly, so we can ensure local hospices can continue to be free and available for patients and whānau.
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What we need
- Commitment from the Government that a fairer, sustainable funding model for hospices is addressed with urgency in collaboration with Te Whatu Ora, Hospice New Zealand and the hospice sector.
- A national service specification for community specialist palliative care, that recognises and upholds communities’ right to equitable and accessible palliative care across Aotearoa New Zealand.
- The Government honours its pledge to ensure pay parity for the critical primary and community ‘cradle to grave’ health care sector, with steps and timeframes outlined on how this will be addressed.
- A clear strategy to address workforce shortages including immigration, undergraduate and post-graduate training and specialist medical training.
Please support us to advocate for these changes.