Advance Care Planning Australia

06/01/2026

Want to help shape research on end-of-life choices?
Advance Care Planning Australia and QUT Australian Centre for Health Law Research are seeking older Australians (65+) with experience supporting loved ones through end-of-life decisions to join a Consumer Reference Group for a research project.

• Up to 4 meetings per year
• Paid honorarium
• Expressions of Interest close 📢 18 Jan 2026

Learn more and apply: https://qrtrac.link/o2l
Any questions? Email Dr Madeleine Archer at mj.archer@qut.edu.au

01/01/2026

Happy New Year 🎉
Thank you for being part of our community - we’re looking forward to 2026.

19/12/2025

✨ The last eNews for health professionals for the year is out! Have you read it yet?

This year has been a milestone for Advance Care Planning Australia. Find out the highlights!

✔️ Read the December issue https://qrtrac.link/xh1
✔️ Subscribe or share this link with your colleagues https://qrtrac.link/akL

16/12/2025

Advance Care Planning Australia would like to wish you a safe and happy festive season! ✨

As 2025 comes to a close, we want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your ongoing support and commitment to advance care planning. Your engagement has been vital in helping us raise awareness and start conversations about future health care across Australia.

Our office, including the National Advisory Line 1300 208 582, will close at 12pm on 24 December 2025 and reopen on 5 January 2026.

04/12/2025

📢 Order your CareSearch Project GP Kit today

GPs play a vital role in delivering person-centred and coordinated care for people approaching the end of life. The newly launched CareSearch GP Kit provides practical, evidence-informed tools and resources to support quality palliative care.
The resources cover:
✔️ Assessing patient and carer needs
✔️ Planning and discussing care
✔️ Symptoms and their management
✔️ The dying patient
✔️ Bereavement
✔️ Professional practice Each kit also includes a Patient Carer resource pack that GPs can easily share with patients and families.

This pack is also available to order separately. Order or download your GP Kit today👉 https://bit.ly/GPKit_NPCP

03/12/2025

Advance Care Planning Australia, in partnership with Ageing Australia, has released a new resource to support retirement living and seniors housing operators in helping residents understand and plan for their future health care.

The guide provides practical advice on raising resident awareness, understanding the different types of advance care planning documents, and setting clear boundaries around organisational roles. Check it out 👉 https://bit.ly/48iTHRK

27/11/2025

Have you read the November issue of our eNews for health professionals? Find out the latest advance care planning news including free learning resources!
✔️ Read the November issue 👉 https://bit.ly/3M2ilgM
✔️ Subscribe or share this link with your colleagues https://bit.ly/3M3ZMZo

13/11/2025

Are you a nurse or midwife? Join the hundreds of nurses and midwives just like you across Australia who’ve already shared what it’s like working in primary health care…there’s even a question on advance care planning!

⏰Don't forget, the APNA Workforce Survey is now open until midnight, Sunday, 16 November!

That gives you more time to join the hundreds of nurses and midwives just like you across Australia who’ve already shared what it’s like working in primary health care.

The more we know, the more APNA can do to support you in 2026!

As a thank you, all completed surveys are entered into a draw to win one of two $1000 RedBalloon vouchers.

Already completed the survey? Thank you! Please share it with your colleagues and networks — every response counts.

👉 Take the survey now: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/8403481/c301748732f4

05/11/2025

Your story, your choice: Advance Care Planning Week 2026
Your story is yours to tell, and your healthcare choices deserve to be heard.

This National Advance Care Planning Week, 16-22 March 2026, Advance Care Planning Australia invites all Australians to pause and reflect on what matters most, as we embrace the theme ‘Your story, your choice.’

Every story is unique. We’re encouraging people to share their experiences and decisions, to think, talk and plan for the care they’d want in the future. To bring this theme to life, Advance Care Planning Australia is capturing powerful personal stories that will feature throughout the 2026 campaign.

Stay tuned, campaign resources will be available early next year to help you raise awareness and spark meaningful conversations across your organisation and community networks.

03/11/2025

The new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program have now started.

The new rights-based aged care system will put you first and give you:
✅ improved choice and control
✅ better support to make your own decisions
✅ help to stay living at home longer
✅ easier ways to speak up and be heard.

It’s all about respect, safety, dignity, and high-quality care.

For more information, see the comments below. 👇

03/11/2025

What do aged care providers need to do to reflect a rights-based approach to advance care planning?

As of 1 November 2025, the new Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) and Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards came into effect, embedding a rights-based approach at the heart of aged care.

With the introduction of the new Statement of Rights, older people receiving aged care are now legally recognised as rights holders. Core principles such as independence, autonomy, empowerment, and freedom of choice are central to the Statement of Rights, and perfectly aligned with the goals of advance care planning.

Visit our website to find out more 👉

From 1 November 2025, the new Aged Care Act 2024 (Cth) and Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards will come into effect, embedding a rights-based approach at the heart of aged care.

29/10/2025

Have you read the October issue of our eNews for health professionals?
Find out the latest advance care planning news including what the new Aged Care Act means for advance care planning.

✔️ Read the October issue https://bit.ly/47f96C2
✔️ Subscribe or share this link with your colleagues https://bit.ly/3vguTJe