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NSW’s first academic chair in palliative care will focus on improving the quality of care delivered to the residents of aged care facilities at the end of their lives.
Professor Jane Phillips has been announced as the state’s inaugural top palliative care researcher in a move that acknowledges growing concerns about the care given to people with terminal illnesses.
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The centre plans to create a multidisciplinary research team that will draw on the experience of palliative care patients and their families to improve the quality of care.
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Professor Phillips will also look specifically at the needs of the people caring for family members at the end stage of life.
Her research will investigate the types of support services that are needed.
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