Advance Care Planning - Planning ahead for serious illness or injury
How we can help you
If you are living in the local community and are over 45, we can meet with you and discuss options and plans should the time come when you are unable to speak for yourself due to illness or injury.
Our specialised Nurse can visit you at home to talk to you, your family or carer, and your Doctor about:
- who would make decisions for you regarding your health, and
- the type of medical care you would want to receive if you became seriously ill or injured.
Advance Care Planning is all about discussing your wishes before you become ill. It gives you and those close to you the opportunity to talk about your values, experiences, fears and preferences for care and treatment.
Like making a will and appointing a power of attorney or enduring power of attorney for financial matters, advance care planning may simply be a part of planning for the future.
Enduring Power of Attorney authority only applies to financial decisions. It does not extend to making healthcare decisions on behalf of someone else. The person who does this is called an Enduring Guardian.
Contact us
Hours of operation
8.30 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
Closed weekends and public holidays
To use this service you must be:
- over 45 years of age
- must reside in Randwick, Botany, Waverley, Woollahra and parts of City of Sydney Local Government Area
You, your family or local Doctor can make a referral for you to see our Advance Care Planning Nurse.
To make an appointment contact the Northern Network Access and Referral Centre (NNARC) on 9369 0400 and our nurse will call you to make a convenient time to visit you in your home.
Please discuss your wishes to develop a plan with your local Doctor.
What happens if I have an appointment and will not be available for the visit?
If you are not available for an appointment please contact the NNARC referral centre.
There is a waiting time for this service. Usually between 2 - 6 weeks from date of referral.
For information on developing an advance care plan or directive see:
For further information see:
- NSW Health information brochure on advance care planning
- Booklet and form for Enduring Guardianship in NSW
- https://www.nsw.gov.au/life-events/planning-for-end-of-life
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
Prince of Wales Hospital is a teaching hospital and you may be asked for your permission for a student to be present during the visits. You have the right to say no. If you do so, this will not influence the treatment or services available to you.
Public education sessions can be arranged by request. Please contact 02 9382 2984.
Advance Care Planning - Planning ahead for serious illness or injury
How we can help you
If you are living in the local community and are over 45, we can meet with you and discuss options and plans should the time come when you are unable to speak for yourself due to illness or injury.
Our specialised Nurse can visit you at home to talk to you, your family or carer, and your Doctor about:
- who would make decisions for you regarding your health, and
- the type of medical care you would want to receive if you became seriously ill or injured.
Advance Care Planning is all about discussing your wishes before you become ill. It gives you and those close to you the opportunity to talk about your values, experiences, fears and preferences for care and treatment.
Like making a will and appointing a power of attorney or enduring power of attorney for financial matters, advance care planning may simply be a part of planning for the future.
Enduring Power of Attorney authority only applies to financial decisions. It does not extend to making healthcare decisions on behalf of someone else. The person who does this is called an Enduring Guardian.
Contact us
Hours of operation
8.30 am - 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
Closed weekends and public holidays
To use this service you must be:
- over 45 years of age
- must reside in Randwick, Botany, Waverley, Woollahra and parts of City of Sydney Local Government Area
You, your family or local Doctor can make a referral for you to see our Advance Care Planning Nurse.
To make an appointment contact the Northern Network Access and Referral Centre (NNARC) on 9369 0400 and our nurse will call you to make a convenient time to visit you in your home.
Please discuss your wishes to develop a plan with your local Doctor.
What happens if I have an appointment and will not be available for the visit?
If you are not available for an appointment please contact the NNARC referral centre.
There is a waiting time for this service. Usually between 2 - 6 weeks from date of referral.
For information on developing an advance care plan or directive see:
For further information see:
- NSW Health information brochure on advance care planning
- Booklet and form for Enduring Guardianship in NSW
- https://www.nsw.gov.au/life-events/planning-for-end-of-life
Please let us know if you need an interpreter. You can contact us telephoning the Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) on 131 450. Tell the operator what language you speak and then ask the interpreter to set up a telephone conversation between you, an interpreter, and the healthcare professional you want to speak with.
Prince of Wales Hospital is a teaching hospital and you may be asked for your permission for a student to be present during the visits. You have the right to say no. If you do so, this will not influence the treatment or services available to you.
Public education sessions can be arranged by request. Please contact 02 9382 2984.
Cardiology services - TeleClinical Care Smartphone Application
Prince of Wales Department of Cardiology has commenced a trial of a new smartphone application which aims to monitor and improve a patient's health after they have had a heart attack or heart failure.
Patients who have been cared for by our cardiology services and who meet certain criteria will be offered the Total Cardiac Care app on discharge from our Hospital. The app pairs their smartphone to a blood pressure monitor, scales and an activity tracker so that we can monitor their physical activity, heart rate, blood pressure and weight. We set individualised parameters for each patient and these are monitored by our team of Doctors and nurses. Any early signs of problems with the patients health will trigger an automatic alert and an appropriate response by either our Heartlink Community team, Cardiac Rehabilitation team, Cardiac Assessment Unit or cardiology physicians.
The app also provides patients with a plan to improve their lifestyle and change any unhealthy behaviours that could harm their heart, this is based on the NSW Heart Foundation's Managing My Heart Health resource.
Our partners
The trial was based at Prince of Wales Hospital and a partnership with the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering University of New South Wales (UNSW), the Heart Foundation, the Austrian Institute of Technology, the School of Nursing University of Sydney and the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation. The research is lead by Scientia Professor Nigel Lovell and Dr Sze-Yuan Ooi.
This project is an example of how our Hospital and the University of NSW are working together to use the latest scientific innovations improve our care and the health of patients.
This website has more information on the trial.
Cardiology services - TeleClinical Care Smartphone Application
Prince of Wales Department of Cardiology has commenced a trial of a new smartphone application which aims to monitor and improve a patient's health after they have had a heart attack or heart failure.
Patients who have been cared for by our cardiology services and who meet certain criteria will be offered the Total Cardiac Care app on discharge from our Hospital. The app pairs their smartphone to a blood pressure monitor, scales and an activity tracker so that we can monitor their physical activity, heart rate, blood pressure and weight. We set individualised parameters for each patient and these are monitored by our team of Doctors and nurses. Any early signs of problems with the patients health will trigger an automatic alert and an appropriate response by either our Heartlink Community team, Cardiac Rehabilitation team, Cardiac Assessment Unit or cardiology physicians.
The app also provides patients with a plan to improve their lifestyle and change any unhealthy behaviours that could harm their heart, this is based on the NSW Heart Foundation's Managing My Heart Health resource.
Our partners
The trial was based at Prince of Wales Hospital and a partnership with the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering University of New South Wales (UNSW), the Heart Foundation, the Austrian Institute of Technology, the School of Nursing University of Sydney and the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation. The research is lead by Scientia Professor Nigel Lovell and Dr Sze-Yuan Ooi.
This project is an example of how our Hospital and the University of NSW are working together to use the latest scientific innovations improve our care and the health of patients.
This website has more information on the trial.