While the majority of palliative care recipients are cancer patients currently, an increasing number of people with other life-limiting serious illnesses also benefit from the multidisciplinary care team’s support to maximise their quality of life to the last moment. The Ministry of Health Singapore (MOH) Principal Causes of Death list for 2022 has ranked cancer […]
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As the world comes together to celebrate International Volunteer Day, Singapore Hospice Council wants to take this opportunity to shine a light on the incredible individuals who dedicate their time and energy to make a difference in the lives of others. Today, we feature three amazing volunteers who generously shared their personal stories and experiences
Nurses involved in community care providing palliative home care share a patient’s experience to highlight the importance of compassion. In the area of palliative home care, the impact of compassionate community work cannot be overstated. As senior enrolled nurses, we are privileged to witness the profound influence we have on patients and their families, even
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While the impact of grassroots efforts to grow compassionate communities hasn’t been measured, Woodlands Health recognises the importance of collaborating to grow this social change movement. The term ‘compassionate communities’ was described by Dr Allan Kellehear in the mid-2000s as “naturally occurring networks of support in neighbourhoods and communities, surrounding those experiencing death, dying, caregiving,
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Founder Loh Pei Yi reflects on Project Gift of Song’s journey of celebrating life and embracing mortality through building compassionate communities at the intersection of music and terminal illness. “Only 14?” My volunteers and I exchanged small smiles as the Minister for Health Mr Ong Ye Kung tried to guess the age of our youngest
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They say dogs are Man’s best friend. So what could be better than being on a journey with your best friend while giving to those in greater need? Onyx and I have been a therapy dog team duo for eight years. For the first two, we volunteered alongside other handlers and therapy dogs, providing dog
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Professor Meera Agar is a practicing palliative medicine physician, with a particular interest in the supportive care needs of people suffering from advanced illness on the brain. This past July, she was a speaker at the 8th Singapore Palliative Care Conference and shared her experience. HOW DID YOU GET STARTED IN PALLIATIVE CARE? While I
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The increasing adoption of the compassionate community model in palliative care will require a whole-of-society change from the ground up that, ultimately, would mean all could live well and leave well at the end of life. “It takes a village to raise a child” is a proverb with African origin that emphasises the communal effort
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Singapore Hospice Council’s inaugural panel discussion on normalising end-of-life conversations and raising death literacy welcomed by the community. On 8 July, Singapore Hospice Council (SHC) organised the inaugural “Leaders Forum – Life and Death Matters” in conjunction with the 8th Singapore Palliative Care Conference. This event aimed to encourage open, inclusive conversations about end-of-life matters
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Participating is restricted to individuals above 18 years old due to safety reasons.
