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Advocacy Resources

These information resources are for anyone, who is giving a presentation on Palliative Care Advocacy.

Special Campaign Newsletter
Issue 49
Date Published: November, 2007
Briefing Note
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Palliative Care Fact Sheet
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Palliative Care Matters
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Who are we?
Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association (NSHPCA) is a non-profit group of healthcare workers, volunteers and community members working to bring province-wide palliative care to Nova Scotia.
What is the problem?
The current system is not fair and it is not working. As a result dying patients and their families are suffering.
  • 80% of people want to die at home, but 70% are forced to die in hospital.
  • Nova Scotians have their medications covered if they die in hospital, but not if they die at home. This means the last choice they ever make is often based on their pocket book and not their preference.
  • Palliative care is only available in certain communities at certain times of day. Where someone lives and when they die determines the level of care they do or don’t receive.
  • In some parts of Nova Scotia people are dying on palliative care waiting lists.
What is the solution?
The provincial Government should keep its promises and provide funding for the province-wide, comprehensive palliative care program that they have been promising for almost two years.
Government should also appoint a provincial “Director of Palliative Care” to be accountable for palliative care within the Department of Health and ensure the success of the new province-wide program.
How can you help?
Add your voice to the Campaign for Care
Write to your local MLA, the Premier and/or the Minister of Health. Share your personal story. Tell them that palliative care matters and demand action and change.
Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Help others in your community to understand why this issue is important to each and every one of us. Encourage your community members to work together to advocate for change. Make this a political issue.