Developed by
- Queensland Health
- NPS Medicine Wise
Care plan for the dying person
We've developed care plan resources for health professionals giving end of life care to adults during the last days and hours of their life.
- Care plan for the dying person (PDF 524 kB) (Winc code 1NY31713)
- Care plan for the dying person: ongoing assessment (PDF 778 kB) (Winc code 1NY31455)
- Care plan for the dying person: clinical notes (PDF 170 kB) (Winc code 1NY33028)
- Care plan for the dying person audit tool (XLSM 143 kB)
- Care plan for the dying person poster (PDF 694 kB)
- Care plan for the dying person screensaver 1600 x 1200 pixels (JPG 912 kB)
- Care plan for the dying person 1680 x 1050 pixels (JPG 786 kB)
Our care plan for the dying person guideline for health professionals (PDF 756 kB) explains how to use these resources. You’ll need to download and print the forms from Winc.
Care plan for the dying child
We've developed care plan resources for health professionals giving end of life care to children under 18 during the last days and hours of their life.
- Care plan for the dying child (PDF 525 kB) (Winc code 1NY36160)
- Care plan for the dying child: comfort, observation and symptom assessment (COSA) (PDF 599 kB) (Winc code 1NY36161)
- Care plan for the dying child: care after death (PDF 267 kB) (Winc code 1NY44284)
- Care plan for the dying child: record of actions (PDF 175 kB)
Our care plan for the dying child guideline for health professionals (PDF 1431 kB) explains how to use these resources. You’ll need to download and print the forms from Winc.
Watch our videos about giving end of life care to children on Vimeo.
- Discussing end of life care
- When a child brings up death and dying
- Discussing how to manage clinical deterioration
- Helping families have difficult conversations
End of life care in emergency
Our decision making and end of life care in emergency (DandELinE) resources can help you make decisions in an emergency that respect a patient’s values and wishes for end of life care.
- Implementation quick guide (PDF 301 kB)
- Implementation plan (PDF 1305 kB)
- Workplace instruction (DOCX 770 kB)
- End of life care in emergency pathway (PDF 178 kB)
- Resource checklist (DOCX 270 kB)
- Medicine guidelines for symptom management (PDF 115 kB)
- Trolley stock record (PDF 64 kB)
- End of life care evaluation tool (DOCX 1888 kB)
- Risks, actions, issues, decision and lessons learnt tool (RAIDL) (XLSM 817 kB)
Residential Aged Care End of Life Care Pathway
Residential aged care homes can use the Residential Aged Care End of Life Care Pathway (RAC EoLCP) to plan health care for residents in the final days of their life.
Withholding or withdrawing life sustaining care
- Consent to provide health care to adults flow chart (PDF 1995 kB)
- Withholding and withdrawing life sustaining measures – legal considerations (PDF 177 kB)
Advance care planning and resuscitation
Resources to help you support patients who are making decisions about their future health care.
Information to use with your patients
The Queensland Government has resources to help patients with understanding care at the end of life. It explains the types of care available and what to know and do when nearing death and dying.
Professional printing
Queensland Health staff can use the Winc managed print service to order professionally printed resources. Talk to your HHS for more information.