The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has published this annual report about services available to Australians in palliative care, and changes over time. There were over 57 600 palliative care related separations from public and private hospitals in 2011-12 and almost $4.7 million MBS payments were made for palliative medicine specialist services in 2012-13.Detailed information is provided in the report about definitions of palliative care and who provides it. Both GP and specialist encounters are explored, and data provided on the overall palliative workforce, medications and services and facilities.
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