Hospice New Zealand is the national organisation for hospices in New Zealand. Our Vison is that 'Every person in Aotearoa New Zealand has access to quality palliative care when and where they need it'.
Hospice NZ leads and supports the hospice movement in New Zealand, working to ensure equity of access and consistent delivery of palliative care as a core part of the nation’s public health system.This is achieved through advocacy for better access to, and outcomes from, quality palliative care; workforce development through education and professional development programmers and resources; developing resources for family carers; supporting cultural competency across hospices; developing a national hospice data infrastructure; and running national awareness and fundraising campaigns.

Hospice New Zealand would like to use the SPICT as part of recommended national referral criteria for specialist palliative care. The referral criteria have been developed to assist referrers in determining when they should consider referral to a specialist palliative care service, either a hospital based specialist palliative care team or community based specialist service provided through a local hospice.
The referral criteria sit alongside other national documents including recommended community specialist palliative care core service components and a palliative care complexity and outcome assessment guide.