The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) currently has neither a palliative care nor chronic disease strategy; the Primary Health Care Strategy 2011–2014 has a major focuson chronic disease, but end of life care is not mentioned[29] A draft ACT Palliative Care Services Plan 2012–2017was released in September 2012 and is currently outfor consultation [30]. It recognises the growing impor-tance of end-of-life care for people with advanced chronic disease