Palliative Care Services

In reply to Mr BELL (Mount Gambier) (31 May 2023).

The Hon. C.J. PICTON (Kaurna—Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

The $7.5 million Palliative Care Navigation Pilot will trial models of service delivery in both metropolitan and regional South Australia. People facing a terminal illness from across South Australia will be able to benefit from statewide access to a team of Palliative Care Navigators, a dedicated community support phone line and new online tools to assist connecting patients with palliative care supports.

People with a terminal illness in Mount Gambier will be able to contact Palliative Care Navigators directly by phone. As a statewide service, Palliative Care Navigators will have the capability to assess people's needs either remotely or in person, and the expertise to link people to the supports they require, particularly in their local community.

In addition to the statewide Palliative Care Navigator Service, various projects will be commissioned by SA Health in line with standard government tender processes to partner with local non-government organisations to deliver pilot projects across South Australia.