A Caregiver’s Acceptance
While palliative caregivers are unsung heroes providing care and comfort during patients ’final moments, they might also find themselves in need of a listening ear. Mr K was a palliative […]
Building Compassionate Communities
Navigating grief in the workplace
During the Live Well. Leave Well. Festival, the Singapore Hospice Council hosted a lunchtime talk titled “Quiet Cubicles: Facilitating Workplace Grief and Loss with Compassion” led by Dr Paul Victor
Bringing joy and comfort
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
From the ground up
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’
Building compassionate communities
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