Volunteers, Palliative Care Services in Victoria - Department of Human Services Victoria Australia

Volunteers make up approximately two-thirds of the palliative care workforce. Volunteers make a significant contribution to the care of people with life-limiting illness and their families. They are highly valued members of the palliative care workforce.

Two documents have been developed to provide program standards and volunteer service standards for the Victorian palliative care sector:

Strengthening palliative care: palliative care volunteer standards
Strengthening palliative care: palliative care volunteer standards sample resource documents.

The documents are designed to:

Foster greater awareness of the role of volunteers in palliative care
Support and promote volunteer engagement in palliative care
Limit organisation legal liability with regard to volunteer engagement in palliative care services
Assist organisations compile volunteer policies and principles.

These documents are attached for use in your organisation.

Victorian palliative care volunteer standards - sample resource (doc, 529kb)

Victorian palliative care volunteer standards - sample resource (pdf, 383kb)

Victorian palliative care volunteer standards (pdf, 620kb)

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Last updated: 26 November, 2008
This web site is managed and authorised by the Cancer and Palliative Care Unit, Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services Division of the Victorian State Government, Department of Human Services, Australia

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