The Quality of Death

A new report places Australia second only to the UK in a ”Quality of Death” Index devised by the Economist Intelligence Unit , ranking countries according to their provision of end-of-life care. The Quality of Death: Ranking end-of-life care across the world is a white paper analysing the Index results and issues surrounding end-of-life care.

Professor Margaret O'Connor AM, President of Palliative Care Australia, warns, "Australia mustn't rest on its laurels. We still have a long way to go to ensure that all Australians can access high quality end of life care, delivered in the location of their choice in a culturally appropriate manner. We need to improve funding and delivery of community based palliative care, and to rapidly increase training in the field to better meet our health care needs."