The caring@home project and its extension for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families (2017 - 2023) is funded by the Australian Government and led by the Brisbane South Palliative Care Collaborative. These projects aim to improve the quality of palliative care service delivery for all Australians by developing resources to support carers and families to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines for a person at home.
* 17,700 caring@home packages for carers
distributed to health professionals
* 6,300 downloads palliMEDS app for prescribers,
developed by NPS MedicineWise
* 4,200 downloads of Guidelines for the handling
of palliative care medicines in community services
* 3,000 online education module completions
caring@home for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Families