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Meet Ambulance Wish Queensland
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About Ambulance Wish Queensland
Inspired by two Hervey Bay paramedics who took a terminally ill woman to her favourite beach for one last visit and based on a program started in the Netherlands in 2007, Ambulance Wish Queensland is the first program of its kind in Australia.
Our mission is simple: to give Queenslanders living with a terminal illness access to the specialist transport and medical care they need to fulfil their last wish.
Near the end of life, these are often simple things like a last visit to the family home, the chance to watch a grandchild get married or to see one last sunset.
The world loves Ambulance Wish Queensland
Ambulance Wish Queensland was launched in July 2019 by State Minister for Health and Ambulance Services the Honourable Steven Miles at Parliament House in Brisbane.
Our first wish recipient was 92-year-old palliative care patient Betty Dowsett, whose wish was to enjoy a passionfruit ice-cream, which she shared with the Minister … and a packed media contingent at the early morning launch.
The story was broadcast by every TV station in Queensland as well as receiving prime-time national coverage on ABC TV and radio, and all News Corp and Nine Entertainment publications, online and in print, across Australia.
The following day, Betty and one of our volunteer paramedics, Darren Lawrence, were guests on Australia’s top-rating breakfast program Sunrise and the story was picked up by The Daily Mail UK and one of the world’s largest news agencies, Agence-France Press resulting in extraordinary international reach.
The potential global media reach was a staggering 157 million, in more than 20 countries.*
We continue to receive regular media enquiries, interview requests and guest speaker invitations.
*Meltwater 2019
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How Ambulance Wishes are made Decide what you, or
your loved one, would want the Ambulance Wish to be and if you meet the criteria
Your specialist palliative care team will complete a AWQld referral.
AWQld wish planning team will collaborate with you and your Specialist palliative care team to organie a wish plan
AWQld team including volunteers will fulfil the last wish with care and compassion
AWQld will work together with the Wish Recipient, loved ones and specialist palliative care team to plan the Ambulance Wish
Lasting memories will be shared with each Wish Recipient receiving an Ambulance Wish Bear, Blanket and Memory Book
How you can help fulfil a last wish
Ambulance Wish Queensland is a program of Palliative Care Queensland, a leading charity that has been supporting Queenslanders to live, die and grieve well for more than 30 years.
On 1 December 2019, we will officially open our wish applications at the Palliative Care in Queensland Awards Dinner, at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, and plan to begin fulfilling wishes from January 2020.
We have been gifted a de-commissioned ambulance by the Queensland Government, which will operate within 100km of the Brisbane CBD. Our goal is to have a fleet of Wish ambulances that we can operate across the state.
1. SUPPORT: The Wish Recipient must be a currentpatient of a specialist palliative care service*
1. RESIDENCE: The Wish Recipient can reside at a home, hospice, hospital or care facility within 100km radius from Brisbane CBD
1. LOCATION: The Ambulance Wish request locationmust be within 100km radius from Brisbane CBD
1. DIAGNOSIS: The Wish Recipient must have a terminaldiagnosis and be expected to live less than 12 months**
1. MOBILITY: The Wish Recipient must require 1-2 person assist with mobility and/or spend more than 60% of time in bed***
1. CONSENT: The Wish Recipient must be able to consent to the Ambulance Wish
1. GOALS OF CARE: Clear goals of care must be in place
1. WISH TYPE: The Wish must be low in complexityand risk
*Full list of specialist palliative care services at ambulancewishqld.org.au
**Assessed by using the Surprise Question
*** This is based on a health care tool
The criteria for Ambulance Wish Queensland...
All Ambulance Wishes are FREE however the volume of wishes that can be fulfilled is dependent on donations and corporate partnerships
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How our program changes lives
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Ambulance Wish Queensland mission and visionOur mission is to give people living with a terminal illness and who are unable to walk the resources, specialist
transport and medical care they need to fulfil their final wishes.
Our vision is to support all Queenslanders to have access to the Ambulance Wish program.
Last wish. Lasting memories...Fulfilling a final wish is not just about the person living with a terminal illness. It provides an opportunity for their
family members, friends and loved ones to share the experience with them to create lasting memories.
The first Ambulance Wish recipient in Australia, Betty, was a mother of 8, grandmother of 19 and great
grandmother of 29. Betty took enormous delight in recounting her adventures to them all until she passed
five weeks later. Her Ambulance Wish Bear now has pride of place in her daughter’s home and has become a
treasured family memento. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2m5osc9Crs
Anticipated benefitsAmbulance Wish Queensland is currently collaborating with several academics and project management experts
to develop a Program Benefits Framework. To ensure the impact of this program can be demonstrated.
• Anticipated benefits include:
• Improved wellbeing
• Reduced anxiety and fear
• Increased empowerment
• Increased end of life planning
• Increased awareness of palliative care
• Increased compassionate communities
• Increased death and compassion literacy
Time and time again, I’ve seen
the wish effect not just happiness,
but true and lasting joy.
Dr. Margaret Little, Paediatric
Oncologist, Queensland
Children’s Hospital
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How your partnership can impact Queenslanders
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Ambulance Wish Queensland isn’t a completely Government funded program. It requires corporate
partnerships, donations, philantropists and community fundraising to ensure its outcomes are achieved.
In addition to the social good of Ambulance Wish Queensland program, your partnership or donation can
support the statewide reach so that many more people can benefit.
Why your partnership is so important to us!
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Partnership recognition may include
• Acknowledgment on our website - including your logo
with a link to your website
• Social media acknowledgment
• Acknowledgement in press releases and electronic mail
distributions (EDM)
• Vehicles and equipment branding opportunities
• Printed merchandise branding opportunities
• Ability to use the ‘Proudly supporting Ambulance Wish
Queensland’ logo
• Invitation to key stakeholder events and activities
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Together let’s make a last wish, a lasting memory…
Contact our partnerships team
Tina or Irene
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 3842 3222
Ambulance Wish Queensland is a program of
Palliative Care Queensland is a Registered Charity (registered with ACNC- CH1825) and is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR), ABN: 49047803923