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A Guide to Making an Advance Health Directive in Western Australia End-of-life care The department is committed to enhancing palliative care services to support a dignified experience at the end of life. The End-of-Life Care Program provides statewide strategic direction for the WA health system. Implementation of initiatives related to end-of-life and palliative care, and advance care planning, as well as the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 are delivered through the Program. In 2022-23, a number of initiatives were achieved. The revised Advance Health Directive (AHD) was launched by the Minister for Health in August 2022, making choices around future health and personal care simpler and more accessible. An AHD is a voluntary, person-led legal document that allows an adult to specify the health treatment(s) for which consent is provided, refused or withdrawn under specific circumstances should they become unable to make or communicate these important decisions themselves. A suite of new accompanying resources was produced to support consumers in their engagement in Advance Care Planning (ACP) and completion of AHDS. The Guide to Making an Advance Health Directive in Western Australia is one of the key resources produced for consumers and is translated into 15 languages. A guide to support health professionals was also produced. Other resources include brochures, workbooks, webpages and videos for health consumers and health professionals to increase awareness about the new AHD. Partnership with key stakeholders such as Palliative Care WA ensures ongoing community education on ACP and AHD uptake. The department undertook a palliative care education and awareness raising campaign to improve community understanding of palliative care. The campaign challenged the perception that palliative care is only for the final weeks of life and instead shows how accessing early palliative care services can enhance the quality of a person's life through symptom management, counselling and support to meet cultural obligations. The campaign ran from September to December 2022 using mass media such as television and radio (including stations for people of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds), outdoor posters and billboards, and through press and digital platforms. Review of the campaign indicated that it was effective in meeting its primary goal of improving the understanding of palliative care in the community. Other initiatives are underway to improve palliative and end-of-life care for older people living in residential aged care. Education and training initiatives include upskilling carers and clinical staff in the provision of palliative care, and advance care planning, and psychosocial support for residents and their families. In addition, effective transitions of care across settings and information sharing between providers are being supported, including case conferencing and integration of primary care as a corner stone of care. Contents About us • < 72 > Significant issues Report on operations Agency performance Operational disclosures Key performance indicators • Financial disclosures and compliance • Appendix

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