The Care Plus Study

Project Details

The Care Plus Study, a multi-site implementation of early palliative care in routine practice to enhance health outcomes for people with advanced cancer, concluded in mid-2023. This groundbreaking initiative, launched as part of an MRFF-funded project, aimed to integrate early palliative care into routine cancer care practices

Care Plus Brain and Care Plus Extend Building on the successful impact of Care Plus, the Victorian Cancer Agency awarded funding to further the model for people with high grade glioma, and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance is supporting Care Plus to be extended to people with lung, colorectal cancer or sarcoma. These two projects will be undertaken in a partnership with metropolitan and regional hospitals, seeking to enhance access to best care for people, wherever they live.

Researchers

Prof Jennifer Philip
Kylee Bellingham, Research Fellow 
and others

Funding

Care Plus Study - MRFF

Care Plus Brain  - Victorian Cancer Agency

Care Plus Extend - Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance is
supporting Care Plus to be extended to people with lung, colorectal cancer or sarcoma