In the May budget the Federal Govt announced $8.3m in new money to Primary Health Networks for coordination of end of life care. We requested a meeting with The Director of the Wide Bay Primary Health Network (PHN) Pattie Hudson, to implore them to be one of the 10 pilot sites for this funding initiative.
Subsequently they have applied for this funding however we where then told this money under the funding guidelines was not for frontline services like Little Haven. Once again it appears there is no lack of money in Palliative care – there’s just no appetite to get it out to the grass roots front line service providers.
