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Paediatric Palliative Care ServiceOur Vision: Helping children and families live life to the max. Our Mission: Provide excellent service to children and families facing life-limiting illness through:
We Value:
This we do through:
The Paediatric Palliative Care Service undertakes:
The service has a commitment to best practice and ongoing research. How to access the serviceReferralsReferrals are accepted from health care professionals across the care spectrum. Families may also self-refer, with subsequent contact made with treating teams. The criteria for admission to the Paediatric Palliative Care Service require that a child be:
Information required for referral includes
The referral may be posted, faxed or e-mailed to the service. Referrals are also taken by phone. The following forms may be used:
Allocation of referralsThe Paediatric Palliative Care Unit will allocate its primary nursing care workload in the regions. Paediatric palliative care nurses, doctors and therapists will develop liaisons and professional relationships with health care providers in the regions. Admission to the serviceAll referrals to the service are assessed by paediatric palliative care clinicians. If it is determined as an appropriate and value-adding, they will be accepted to receive services. Resources/Publications
HoursGeneral business: 8.30am – 5pm weekdays 24 hour on-call service: after hours contact 8161 7000 (switchboard) Contact detailsPhone/fax/emailPhone: (08) 8161 7994 Fax: (08) 8161 6631 Email: Health.CYWHSPallCarePediatricMedicine@sa.gov.au Staff
Location7th Floor, Samuel Way Building Mailing addressPaediatric Palliative Care Service last modified: 04 Sep 2020 |
SA Health Palliative Care Referral Form
Grief support following the death of a child
National Association
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