Advance Care Planning

Respecting Patient Choices
 
Contact
Gail Roberts
Program Manager
0425 745 111
Email Gail
 
Planning in advance for end-of-life choices

The Respecting Patient Choices program at Northern Health aims to facilitate discussions with patients, and to assist in the development and implementation of advance care plans through education and support to patients, their families and carers.

Education and assistance is also provided to health professionals, including hospital and community doctors, nursing and allied health staff.

This process helps families, treating doctors and other health care professionals increase their awareness of a patient’s health care priorities in the event that this person is unable to make decisions on their own behalf.

The Respecting Patient Choices program is funded by the Victorian Department of Human Services.  It involves collaboration between Austin Health and Northern, Eastern and St. Vincent’s Health,  residential aged care facilities and GPs. It is based on a model developed in Wisconsin, USA. 

Useful resources

Click here to go to the North West Melbourne Division website. This has an excellent General Practice in Residential Aged Care kit. See advance directive which is in section four.

For more useful links to resources, click here for the Whitehorse Division website.
Go to Resources (on menu at left), then to Advance Care Planning.

Northern Health - Respecting Patient Choices website

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