End of life and palliative care
Find a palliative care service, plan for the end of your life, learn about the changes that happen as death approaches and where to get help if you’re grieving.
Palliative care in the ACT
About palliative care
Types of care and support to manage your symptoms and quality of life if you've been diagnosed with a serious terminal illness.
Palliative care services
Find a list of services in the ACT to support you, your family and carers.
Complaints or feedback on palliative care services
Tell us how well our services have supported you and what the service could have done better.
Planning for the end of life
Advance care planning
Set up a plan to help your healthcare team and loved ones make important medical decisions on your behalf.
Organ and tissue donation
By becoming an organ and tissue donor, you could save someone’s life.
Meeting your needs at the end of life
Find out how to talk to your healthcare team to get your cultural, spiritual or other needs met.
Voluntary assisted dying
Voluntary assisted dying in the ACT
Voluntary assisted dying is medical help to end your life at a time you choose. It is for people who have a medical condition that is terminal and causing suffering.
Talking about voluntary assisted dying with your patients
Your patients and their families or carers may ask you about voluntary assisted dying. This information may help you answer their questions.
Voluntary assisted dying laws for private facilities
Information to help private facilities follow the ACT’s voluntary assisted dying laws.