QELCCC Media Releases

 

January 28, 2010 - PRESS RELEASE

End-of-Life Care in Canada, 10 Years Later… More Action Needed

Ottawa – More than 259,000 Canadians die each year.1 Of those, only a small proportion receive hospice palliative care. By 2026, with the aging population, the number of Canadians dying each year will increase by 40% to 330,000. By 2036, Canada will see more than 425,000 deaths a year.2

“A decade has passed since the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) developed the Blueprint for Action, a working document setting out areas for action for end-of-life care in Canada,” explains Sharon Baxter, Executive Director, Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association (CHPCA).

The QELCCC members are pleased to announce the release of 10 Years Later: A Progress Report on the Blueprint for Action, a report measuring changes to end-of-life care in Canada over the past 10 years. While some progress has been made a decade later, there is still much more to be done.

1 Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories – 2000 – 2026, Statistics Canada, Catalogue #91-520, p. 110.
2 Population Projections for Canada, Provinces and Territories – 2000 – 2026, Statistics Canada, Catalogue #91-520, p. 124.

May 13, 2008 - PRESS RELEASE

Provinces and Territories Making Progress in Providing Palliative Home Care
but Inequalities in Access Still Exist

Toronto – With a rapidly ageing population and a rise in the number of individuals being diagnosed with advanced illnesses such as cancer, it is vital that all Canadians have access to programs, support and treatments that will provide them with comfort and dignity at end-of- life; however, results of a new Progress Report show that at least two thirds of Canadians (63 per cent) who are dying, do not have access to adequate hospice palliative care...

Background Information: 

Hospice Palliative Home Care in Canada: A Progress Report
Hospice Palliative Home Care in Canada: A Progress Report: QELCCC Secretariat Interview 1
Hospice Palliative Home Care in Canada: A Progress Report: QELCCC Secretariat Interview 2

October 31, 2007 - PRESS RELEASE

Federal Leadership Needed for Improved End-of-Life Care

Ottawa – The Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) is calling on the federal government to take a strong leadership role in improving access to palliative and end-of- life care, in its recently- released document, A Pan-Canadian Partnership for Palliative and End-of-Life Care.

The document was sent in early September to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, federal Minister of Health Tony Clement and federal Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Monte Solberg. It was also copied to all provincial premiers, ministers of health, ministers of social development, and all MPs...

September 14, 2006 - PRESS RELEASE

Harper Government Cuts Funding for National Strategy for Dying Canadians and their Caregivers

Ottawa – In the May 2006 Federal Budget, The Honourable James M. Flaherty, Minister of Finance announced that “the President of the Treasury Board will identify savings of $1 billion in 2006-2007 and 2007-2008.” While not specific about where these savings will take place, it is clear that all federal departments will be affected by this reduction in spending.

September 26, 2005 - PRESS RELEASE

Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association Urges Federal Government to Develop National Strategy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Edmonton – Today, the Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition of Canada (QELCCC) released a framework for a National Strategy on Palliative and End-of-Life Care at the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association’s national conference.

September 9, 2004 - PRESS RELEASE

Majority of Terminally-ill Canadians Denied Hospice Palliative Care in Home Setting – New Report Urges Importance of Strategy to set National Standards

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October 3, 2002 - PRESS RELEASE

Quality End-of-Life Care Coalition strongly supports the inclusion of Job and Income Protection for Caregivers in Throne Speech

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