This Māori palliative care framework is a guide for the hospices of Aotearoa. It is also useful and adaptable for primary care, aged residential care, hospital teams and whānau care.
This Framework responds to issues that Māori have raised with service providers and researchers. It is a guide to ensure adult Māori receive access to good palliative care which includes:
- Good (quality) care in the lead-up to the end-of-life
- Good comfort (compassionate) care at the end-of-life
- Helpful whānau support during and after the illness, and the end-of-life (including spiritual care and grief support)
Mauri Mate was commissioned by Totara Hospice (South Auckland) jointly with Mary Potter Hospice (Wellington). A companion document to this framework is The Maori and Palliative Care Literature Review, authored by Kat Mason and Dr Tess Moeke-Maxwell, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Research Group, School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Auckland.
