PSC Connect NZ 2021 Conference Charity

PSC Connect is proud to be supporting Hospice NZ for our 2021 conference fund. We encourage all delegates to donate generously to help Hospice NZ make up the $77m annual shortfall they need to provide palliative care for people who are dying.

Palliative care is very active total care – it is not about giving up and doing nothing. Palliative care is for people whose illness is no longer curable, the goal is around providing quality of life, managing pain and symptoms to enable people to live every moment in whatever way is important to them. Whilst physical needs like managing pain and symptoms are a priority, equal importance is placed on cultural, emotional, spiritual and social needs as the end of life approaches. Support is also provided for family and whānau both before and after the death of their loved one.

There are 33 hospices services in New Zealand, covering most parts of the country.