Consultation on draft Implementation Plan 2 for WA End-of-Life and Palliative Care Strategy

Overview

The draft WA End-of-Life and Palliative Care Strategy Implementation Plan 2 2025-2028 (IP2) outlines how the WA health system and partnered organisations can action the priorities and building blocks of the WA End-of-Life and Palliative Care Strategy (2018-2028).  

IP2 builds on from Implementation Plan 1 (2020-2022) and aligns with other statewide end-of-life and palliative care frameworks and pathways that were released after the Strategy.  

IP2 continues to encourage stakeholders to take shared responsibility and work collaboratively to provide integrated, high-quality end-of-life and palliative care for all Western Australians. 

Why your views matter

The End-of-Life Care Program at the WA Department of Health is seeking feedback on the draft IP2 to ensure it is:  

• Actionable, useful, achievable and realistic.  

• Relevant to the current and emerging needs of:  

  • the end-of-life and palliative care sector 

  • people with life-limiting illnesses and their families and carers. 

This is a broad consultation open to all, and we are particularly interested to hear from:  

• End-of-life and palliative care professionals, care/support workers and volunteers from WA Health Service Providers, private hospitals, aged care, community services and non-governmental organisations. 

• Health service and primary care providers involved in caring for people at the end-of-life and/or receiving palliative care. 

• Consumer and carers with experience in end-of-life and/or palliative care. 

The information collected by this survey will inform and guide the finalisation of the draft IP2 and support its implementation across the State. Please circulate the survey through your networks as appropriate.  

Please note that the draft IP2 is for consultation purposes only and will be graphically designed once finalised.  

Completing this consultation  

The survey is expected to take approximately 10 – 20 minutes to complete, depending on the level of detail you choose to include. It consists of both demographic and draft IP2 specific questions. 

Your privacy is important to us. All responses to this survey will remain private and confidential. Personal information will not be collected, and all data will be stored in line with the Department of Health’s security and storage policies. 

Before commencing this survey, please ensure you have downloaded the draft IP2 (see ‘Related’ below the survey link) and have it available to refer to. We recommend that you read the draft IP2 before starting the survey. 

You may exit the survey at any time and can save your progress by providing your email address. Please note that your results will not be submitted if you do not press SUBMIT at the end of the survey. 

The survey will close on 24/10/2025 at 11:59pm. 

To begin the survey, please press the Online Survey link in the green box below. 

If you have any queries or need assistance, please contact the End-of-Life Care Program either by email (EOLCare@health.wa.gov.au) or telephone (08 9222 4128). 

What happens next

The information collected by this survey will inform and guide the finalisation of the draft IP2 and support its implementation across the State.