Clinical ethics - End of life issues
NSW Health is providing advice to health professionals on end of life issues with the aim of improving the quality of end of life care and decision-making.
Advance Care Planning
Best practice advice on the use of advance care directives has been developed. See Using Advance Care Directives (NSW).
End of life decision making
The Department has released Guidelines for end-of-life care and decision-making.
You can obtain hard copies of both these documents by contacting the Better Health Centre on 02 9816 0452.
NSW Health is inviting stakeholder comment on the consultation draft No Cardio-Pulmonary Resusitation Orders supplement. This is a supplement to the Department's Guidelines for end of life care and decision-making (2005). Closing for comments is 19 October 2007.
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