This site contains the South Australian Clinical Prioritisation Criteria (CPC) for most frequently referred palliative care conditions.
Palliative care conditions
Please note this is not an exhaustive list of all conditions for outpatient services and does not exclude consideration for referral unless specifically stipulated in the palliative care exclusions section.
Out of scope
Not all medical conditions are covered by the CPC, as certain conditions may be considered out of scope or managed by other specialist services:
- nil
Exclusions for public specialist outpatient services
Not all palliative care conditions are appropriate for referral into the South Australian public health system. The following are not routinely provided in a public specialist outpatient service:
- chronic pain not associated with a progressive, life-limiting illness – refer to Pain Management CPC
- chronic disease, unless end-stage
- referrals exclusively related to voluntary assisted dying (VAD). To discuss VAD or be connected with a doctor to support the process, contact the free SA Voluntary Assisted Dying Care Navigator Service during business hours on 0403 087 390 or email health.VADCareNavigators@sa.gov.au
Emergency information
See the individual condition pages for more specific emergency information.
Feedback
We welcome requests for further information or feedback on the CPC and website, please refer to the relevant form below.
Please email the completed form to Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.
Review
The Palliative Care CPC is due for review within 5 years.
Evidence statement
For a copy of the evidence statement, please email Health.CPC@sa.gov.au.