End-of-Life & Palliative
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Written with Tricia Hendry, the guide combines carer experiences, practical checklists and explanations of palliative/hospice care. It treats close friends as part of whānau-family, supports wellbeing and cultural/spiritual needs, and encourages dialogue with the care team. Planning material discusses advance care,...
The framework combines a health-system cover paper with patient/whānau-centred service descriptions and enabling functions. Its scope includes hospice inpatient facilities but excludes hospital services and does not define the full core service for primary/generalist palliative care. It connects care networks with t...
Historical 2017 Ministry of Health summary of a 2015–2016 adult palliative-care review, now hosted by Health NZ; not a 2026 service review.
About Funerals explains decisions families may face before and after a death, including venue, celebrant, symbols/music, viewing, embalming, caskets, streaming, tributes, tangihanga, natural burial and memorials. Later sections cover death registration/certificates, payment, probate and possible financial assistance...
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Ministry of Health — Review of Adult Palliative Care Services in New Zealand, March 2017
Historical 2017 Ministry of Health summary of a 2015–2016 adult palliative-care review, now hosted by Health NZ; not a 2026 service review.
Hospice NZ — Hospice Community Specialist Palliative Care Core Service Components (November 2023)
The framework combines a health-system cover paper with patient/whānau-centred service descriptions and enabling functions. Its scope includes hospice inpatient facilities but excludes hospital services and does not define the full core service for primary/generalist palliative care. It connects care networks with t...
Hospice NZ — A Hospice Guide for Carers: He Puka Ārahi Kaimanaaki Pairuri (2024 edition)
Written with Tricia Hendry, the guide combines carer experiences, practical checklists and explanations of palliative/hospice care. It treats close friends as part of whānau-family, supports wellbeing and cultural/spiritual needs, and encourages dialogue with the care team. Planning material discusses advance care,...
The Wilson Funeral Home — About Funerals (preserved undated booklet; PDF produced 2024)
About Funerals explains decisions families may face before and after a death, including venue, celebrant, symbols/music, viewing, embalming, caskets, streaming, tributes, tangihanga, natural burial and memorials. Later sections cover death registration/certificates, payment, probate and possible financial assistance...
Palliative care
Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical care-giving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating or reducing suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses. Many definitions of palliative care exist.
Open Intelligence Use
- Use Wikipedia as a baseline definition, then test it against the NZ-specific documents below.
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- Turn repeated evidence into source briefs, watchlists, and strategy actions.
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Review of adult palliative care services in New Zealand
Health New Zealand
Recent official review of adult palliative care service delivery, future demand, and strategic priorities as the population ages.
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