{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,13]],"date-time":"2026-04-13T11:08:55Z","timestamp":1776078535265,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Pasifika Medical Association Group","issue":"1619","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["NZMJ"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Death is inevitable. Dying is a wh\u0101nau\/family, social, spiritual and cultural experience, not just a medical event. A lack of access to\nholistic palliative care services in Aotearoa New Zealand means a good death may be out of reach for some.\nThe population in Aotearoa New Zealand is ageing and the number of deaths is set to roughly double in the next 30 years. The current\nstretched resources to care for people who are dying are not sufficient to meet this increase in need.1\nPalliative care is a human right, with laws in many European countries ensuring comprehensive delivery.2,3 Despite palliative care\nteams offering high levels of knowledge, skills and expertise, limited access to both generalist and specialist services undermines the\noverall care available. In particular, crisis support is limited.4\nComprehensive research shows that specialist palliative care not only improves quality of life but makes significant savings in healthcare\nspending by reducing unwanted and inappropriate medical treatments.5\nThis paper outlines the current challenges in palliative care provision in Aotearoa New Zealand and key reasons why it is imperative\nthat palliative care delivery is appropriately resourced and developed to ensure everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand has access to\nquality care at the end of their lives.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.26635\/6965.6933","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,22]],"date-time":"2025-07-22T22:01:58Z","timestamp":1753221718000},"page":"14-21","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The need for palliative care in Aotearoa New Zealand"],"prefix":"10.26635","volume":"138","author":[{"given":"Catherine","family":"D\u2019Souza","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"11177","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,25]]},"container-title":["New Zealand Medical Journal"],"original-title":[],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,22]],"date-time":"2025-07-22T22:01:58Z","timestamp":1753221718000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/nzmj.org.nz\/journal\/vol-138-no-1619\/the-need-for-palliative-care-in-aotearoa-new-zealand"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,25]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1619","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,25]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26635\/6965.6933","relation":{},"ISSN":["1175-8716"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1175-8716","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,25]]}}}