Capacity building

The Department of Health Victoria (as it was then) funded a collaboration that saw Palliative Care Victoria and La Trobes Palliative Care Unit sharing oversight of community capacity building projects initiated by three Victorian palliative care services. We supervised evaluation of the projects and linked this with a wider review of the impact of community capacity building strategies that have been carried out in several Victorian regions with $120,000 funding.

Reports

• Grindrod, A., Rumbold, B., Dagher, W. (2015). Final Ensuring Community Support Evaluation Report submitted to DHHS PCU: PCV Community Capacity Building Projects Evaluation 2013-2015
• Grindrod, A., Rumbold, B., Dagher, W. (2015). Calvary Health Care Bethlehem Site Evaluation Report for Practitioners 2013-2015
• Grindrod, A., Rumbold, B., Dagher, W. (2015). Gippsland Lakes Community Health and Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortium Site Evaluation Report for practitioners 2013-2015
• Grindrod, A., Rumbold, B., Dagher, W. (2015). Olivia Newton John Cancer Wellness Centre Site Evaluation Report for practitioners 2013- 2015

A further research partnership with Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortium explored the consortium’s contribution to building capacity in Gippsland communities.

Reports

• Grindrod, A., Rumbold, B., Dagher, W. (2015). Gippsland Lakes Community Health and Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortium Site Evaluation Report for practitioners 2013-2015

This project has been funded by the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, and is being carried out in partnership with the Municipal Association of Victoria. We are the fund holder for the project.

The project aims to expand the range of activities undertaken by local governments by including explicit attention to end of life issues. The approach uses a public health framework for end of life care, and local governments that participate are being equipped to develop sustainable end of life policy, planning and practice relevant to their regions.

The project will provide knowledge and produce evidence concerning the role of local government in supporting residents and their families as they near the end of their life. This will be achieved through public health initiatives, community capacity building programs and developing end of life policy. Its successful implementation will position Victoria to lead future developments on public health approaches to end of life care in local government.

The project is an innovative response to the health and social dilemmas faced by an ageing and dying population, and will provide crucial elements missing from current end of life policy in Australia.

Public Health Palliative Care (PHPC) Quality End of Life (QEL) Indicators is the term we are using to describe a consistent measuring and monitoring system to develop indicators for the public health factors, including social determinants, contributing to the quality of end of life. This includes the development of new data sets in partnership with industry and expanding existing data sets to include PHPC QEL Indicators. These efforts are designed to respond to gaps in PHPC quantitative data collection and reporting.

Public Health Palliative Care (PHPC) Quality End of Life (QEL) Indicator Project Concept Paper