Palliative Care

Specialist Nursing Services


RDNS provides specialist palliative nursing care services to clients of any age within the Adelaide metropolitan region. Approximately 80% of palliative admissions are clients with a cancer diagnoses whilst 20% present to the service with non-cancer diagnoses such as neurological conditions or end stage cardiac and respiratory failure.


RDNS employs Specialist Palliative Care staff that include (2) Clinical Nurse Consultants and nine Clinical Nurses in both full-time and part-time positions. These staff provide expert clinical advice, support and consultancy for RDNS/Focus Health Care field staff. All staff work primarily in collaboration and association with local General Practitioners, allied health professionals, regional Palliative Care services, Domiciliary Care and Disability SA as well as Oncology and Radiation Specialists, to provide quality care to clients and their families.


Clients referred by a non-medical source must have their palliation status confirmed by either their medical practitioner or specialist service provider.


RDNS Palliative Care Contacts:

Di Roughton: Northern Clinical Nurse Consultant


Cathy Bennett: Southern Clinical Nurse Consultant

Ph: 1300 364 264

Palliative Care