AdvANce Care Plannng

Central and Eastern Sydney PHN is working with GPs, nurses, practice managers and RACFs to embed Advance care planning in General practice. Starting discussions early when patients are still relatively well, avoids people missing out on the opportunity to plan for their future care.

The Advance Project

The Advance Project is a free evidence-based toolkit and training package funded by the Australian Governement Department of Health, designed to support GPs, nurses, and practice managers to initiate advance care planning conversations. Training consists of three different online training activities.

Other resources

• Advance Care Plans and the law
• NSW Ministry of Health Advance Care Directive Form and Booklet
• NSW Government Attorney General’s guide to assessing capacity
• Advance care planning for end of life for people with mental illness
• RACGP Advance care planning
• Advance Care Planning Australia
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander discussion starter
• End of Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC)
• Dementia Australia – Start2Talk
• Advance Care Plan form

NSW Ambulance Authorised care plans

NSW Ambulance authorised care plans allow GPs and Specialist service providers to provide authorisation and direction to patient treatment that can be delivered by NSW Ambulance paramedics.

• Authorised Care Plans
• NSW Amulance Authorised Adult General Care Plan – Form
• NSW Ambulance Authorised Adult Palliative Care Plan – Form
• NSW Ambulance patient referrals to GPs pdf (278 KB)
• NSW Ambulance bookings to ED
• Point of care testing in NSW Ambulance (389 KB)

Accessing Home and Residential Care services

The following services are available through the Australian Governments My Aged Care website.

• Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) (entry level services)
• Home Care Packages (higher level services)
• Restorative Care
• Transitional Care
• Respite
• Residential Accomodation

The My Aged Care website is set up to help older Australians, their families and carers to get the support they need. Make a referral online or call 1800 200 422 

My Aged Care resources

• My Aged Care consumer brochure
• My Aged Care for health professionals