The government has announced it will look at how to improve palliative care services, and what future demand could look like.
The review, to be conducted by the Ministry of Health and a palliative care advisory panel, will focus on improving services in the next three to five years, while considering the likely demand for those services in the next 10 to 20 years.
It will cover primary and specialist services, and all care settings, including the home, hospitals, hospices and aged residential care facilities.
An estimated 17,000 adults will use palliative care services this year, and that figure is expected to grow as the population does.
The final report is expected by September 2016.
