Clinical resources and guidelines

Our commitment to end of life care

We give people who are nearing the end of their life the highest quality care and support. Learn about our commitments to end of life care.

We also have a clinical network that leads decisions and gives expert advice about palliative and end of life care in Queensland. Learn more about the Queensland Palliative Care Clinical Network.

End of life care standards and quality

We follow the end of life care standards set by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. Their resources and tools help to support safe, high quality end of life care in our Hospitals and Health Services.

Hospitals and health services can also use our measuring and improving end of life care framework (PDF 711 kB) to develop a plan for collecting and using performance data to improve service quality.

Contact us

For questions or more information about end of life care send an email to qldpalliativecarenetwork@health.qld.gov.au.

Telephone advice and support

The Queensland Government has telephone support for health professionals giving end of life care.

Health care consent phone line, Office of the Public Guardian

1300 753 624 – 9 am to 5 pm

PallConsult for GPs and nurse practitioners

1300 PALLDR (1300 725 537) – 24 hours a day

PallConsult for nurses and allied health professionals

1300 PALLCR (1300 725 527) – 24 hours a day

Statewide Office of Advance Care Planning

1300 007 227 – 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday

Queensland Public Trustee

1300 360 044 – 9 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday

Specialist Palliative Rural Telehealth service
The Specialist Palliative Rural Telehealth service (SPaRTa) has health service hubs across Queensland. They offer clinical advice and training for health professionals, and telehealth appointments for regional and rural patients.

You can find further help and support contacts in the National Palliative Care Services Directory.

Last updated: 9 April 2025