Reports
A word from the President
Your new-look Pallium!
4 | Pallium
Welcome to Pallium. We are 10 weeks away from Christmas, and I’m sure many of you will agree it has been a challenging year for all of us working in healthcare settings as the COVID-19 situation continues to pose a challenge across NSW. Like many of you, I share a sense of concern about what the next few weeks and months will look like. The PCNSW Management Committee have continued to meet regularly and discuss the many and varied challenges our services have faced. I would like to thank all of our members as frontline workers for their skills, patience and dedication throughout this challenging period. As always, Linda, our Executive Officer has been advocating to the NSW Ministry of Health on behalf of all Palliative Care providers. Linda and I have also continued discussions with representatives of NSW Ambulance as they review the current NSW Ambulance Authorised Adult Palliative Care Plan. More recently we have taken part in recent discussions regarding Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation. We continue to advocate for the importance of Palliative Care as a stand-alone-issue amongst the often emotive VAD conversations. It was wonderful to join the Oceanic Palliative Care Conference last month. The quality of the virtual format as well as the varied and interesting presentations made for excellent viewing and learning. I have personally found it extremely convenient being able to go back and rewatch sessions that I missed out on viewing live, have you rewatched any sessions? Much like this new format for Pallium, if you have recently visited the Palliative Care NSW website you will notice that it has had a little makeover. Our 40th Anniversary as an organisation is coming up, and
we thought it was time for a little facelift. We hope you like the new look. Included in the new website is the updated Strategic Plan for 2021–2024 . This strategic plan has been developed through extensive consultation with our membership, stakeholders, management committee and through community engagement. As an organisation we remain strongly committed to achieving our stated goals over the next three years and beyond. I hope you enjoy your Pallium.
“As an organisation we remain strongly committed to achieving our stated goals over the next three years and beyond.”
Terese Smeal PCNSW President
