Meera R. Agar, MBBS, FAChPM, FRACP, MPC, PhD, is professor of palliative medicine and IMPACCT director, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney; and senior palliative care physician and research lead, South West Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, Australia.

Wei Xuan, PhD, MSc, MAppStat, is senior biostatistician, Ingham Institute; and conjoint senior lecturer, SWS Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Liverpool, Australia.

Jessica Lee, BSc(Med), MBBS, FRACP, FAChPM, is staff specialist and research lead, Concord Centre for Palliative Care, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney; and clinical lecturer, Concord Clinical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Greg Barclay, MBBS(SYD), FRACGP, FACHPM, is director of palliative care services, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, New South Wales, Australia.

Alan Oloffs, MD, BSc, FRACP, FAChPM, is senior staff specialist and head of department, Supportive & Palliative Care, Nepean Cancer Centre, Nepean Hospital, Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District, Penrith, Australia.

Kim Jobburn, BA(Languages), Graduate Diploma Business Administration (Hons), is program manager, Strategic Programs, Clinical Innovation and Business Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Janeane Harlum, RN, is district palliative care & service development manager, District Palliative Care Service, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Nutan Maurya, PhD, MSc, is research assistant, Clinical Innovation & Business Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia.

Josephine Sau Fan Chow, PhD, MBA, is director of strategy & partnerships, Clinical Innovation & Business Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool; professor in nursing & midwifery, Research Alliance, Ingham Institute, Liverpool; deputy director of research, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Liverpool; professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney; clinical associate professor, University of Sydney; and clinical professor, School of Health Science, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia.

Address correspondence to Josephine Sau Fan Chow, PhD, MBA, Clinical Innovation & Business Unit, South Western Sydney Local Health District, Clinical Streams Office, Don Everett Building Level 1, Liverpool Hospital, Locked Bag 7103, BC1871, Liverpool BC NSW 1871, Australia ([email protected]).

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

South Western Sydney Local Health District (SWSLHD) is the contract holder for the PEACH Program as a result of a successful NSW Health Tender in 2013. SWSLHD in partnership with Silver Chain Group have provided packages to support community-based palliative care services across South Western as well as Nepean Blue Mountains, Western Sydney (until June 2017), Sydney, and Illawarra Shoalhaven.

Ethics approval: Ethical approval for this study was granted by South Western Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee (LNR/15/LPOOL/591) and Silver Chain Group Human Research Ethics Committee (EC App 144).