The website for the NSW Paediatric Palliative Care Programme is temporarily unavailable, and a relocation site is being developed.
SCHN Palliative Care
If you're a health professional seeking to refer a patient to one of the SCHN Palliative Care Services at either The Children’s Hospital at Westmead or Sydney Children’s Hospital Randwick, please make a digital referral. You can find more information on this link.
Please also contact the Palliative Care Service via the CHW/SCH hospital switchboard (details below) once the referral submission has been made.
John Hunter Children’s Hospital (JHCH), Newcastle Palliative Care Service
If you are a health professional and would like to refer a patient to the Palliative Care Service at JHCH, please contact and provide a written referral to:
NSW Paediatric Palliative Care Programme After Hours Medical Advisory for Health Professionals
For admitted patients: Approval from the managing consultant is required prior to contacting the PPC AH Advisory Service/Contact should be made by a medical officer.
For community setting: Any health professional can contact the A/H Advisory Service
Contact any of the hospital switchboards to be transferred to the PPC Medical Telephone Advisory Service:
- Sydney Children’s Hospital (SCH) 02 9382 1111
- Children’s Hospital Westmead (CHW) 02 9845 0000
- John Hunter Children’s Hospital (JHCH) 02 4921 3000
The Last Days of Life Toolkit: Paediatric & Neonatal
If you would like information about the Last Days of Life Toolkit: Paediatric and Neonatal, please contact: