Excellence in Mental Health and Wellbeing Ambulance Wish Queensland

Queensland Ambulance Service

Team: Lauren Carr (Palliative Care Queensland), Jessica Bell, Darren Lawrence

The Ambulance Wish Queensland program provides Queenslanders living with life-limiting conditions access to planning, coordination, specialist transport and the clinical care they require to fulfill their last wish and create everlasting memories.

The objective was to improve the standard of care available to patients with life-limiting conditions, to benefit their mental health and wellbeing, by ensuring patients receive holistic and compassionate care that meets their individual needs, preferences, and goals at the end of their life.

This program elevates our palliative care system and is a powerful reminder of how simple acts in these final days can bring joy and peace to a person, while connecting with their friends and family who love them.