Guidelines for the use of flexible support funds for children with palliative care needs, Palliative Care Services in Victoria - Department of Human Services Victoria Australia

The Flexible Support Fund was introduced in 2005 to assist in meeting gaps in service or equipment availability for children with palliative care needs who are in the terminal phase of their illness and known to the Victorian Paediatric Palliative Care Program (VPPCP).

VPPCP was formed as an alliance between Southern Health (Monash Medical Centre), the Royal Children’s Hospital and Very Special Kids and operates a consultation-liaison model of care throughout Victoria to services caring for children requiring palliative care in Victoria.

VPPCP has a state-wide role and auspice in working with all children with palliative care needs and their families and carers and has established links with the key service providers involved in the provision of care

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Guidelines for the use of flexible support funds for children with palliative care needs (PDF File 57KB) - December 2005

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Last updated: 28 May, 2007
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