Palliative Care Nurses Australia (PCNA)

Palliative Care Nurses Australia is a member organisation that gives Australian nurses a voice in the national palliative care conversation. Launched in 2005 with seed funding from Palliative Care Australia, PCNA came about in response to a group of nurses who identified the need for national palliative care nursing body. At PCNA, we provide advocacy, representation and professional development opportunities for all our members. We’re committed to championing the delivery of high quality, evidence-based palliative care; building capacity within the palliative care nursing workforce; and supporting our members to work to the outer limits of their scope of practice. As the only professional nursing organisation that speaks to palliative care nursing in all its guises, we believe strongly that all nurses have a critical role to play in improving palliative care outcomes for all Australians.