Singapore Hospice Council

Prepared, Not Scared: Secrets to Planning for the End Talking about the end of life isn’t easy — but planning ahead can make all the difference for the ones we love. 💛 Join us for a compassionate and practical session on funeral planning that covers religious, family, and logistical needs. Learn how thoughtful preparation can ease emotional burdens and turn farewells into meaningful celebrations of life. 🌿✨ 🗓️ 2 June 2025 🕖 7.00pm – 8.30pm 📍 Zoom (free session) Let’s get prepared, not scared — together. Register here now: https://lnkd.in/gpNxBdzK #FuneralPlanning #CelebrationOfLife #SingaporeHospiceCouncil

 Happy Vesak Day! Wishing you and your loved ones peace, happiness, and compassion 🌸 #VesakDay #SingaporeHospiceCouncil

SHC turns 30! As the collective voice of Singapore’s palliative care community, SHC celebrates 30 years of advancing hospice and palliative care — a milestone made possible by the unwavering support of our community. Let’s continue this journey together, bringing comfort and dignity to all. Support SHC: https://lnkd.in/gGsJdt6G All donations will be eligible for a 250% tax deduction.

Happy Labour Day! To the compassionate hearts and tireless dedication of palliative care healthcare heroes, your unwavering support brings comfort and dignity to those in their final journeys. Thank you for the invaluable work you do every day. ❤️

The Singapore Hospice Council team attended the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Conference (APHC) 2025 in Kuching, Malaysia! We’re proud that four of our team members had their abstracts selected for poster presentations, featuring our initiatives — Capacity Dashboard, Leaders Forum, Live Well. Leave Well. Festival, and Hack Care: YOLO! We are grateful for the opportunity to connect, learn, and exchange ideas with passionate professionals to improving palliative care. 💙 #APHC2025 #PalliativeCare #HospiceCare #SingaporeHospiceCouncil

💙 Where Care Knows No Limits 💙 When 90-year-old Mr Tan King Poh was diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer, his family chose to care for him at home — a decision made possible with the support of the palliative care team from St Luke’s Hospital. Through home visits, medication guidance and emotional support, the team helped ensure Mr Tan could live his final days in comfort, surrounded by loved ones. This is a story of dignity, compassion, and how palliative care supports not just patients, but entire families. 📖 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/dQX9NWyw #PalliativeCare #HospiceSG #EndOfLifeCare #LiveWellLeaveWell #SingaporeHospiceCouncil

I had the privilege of speaking at the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Conference Chinese Summit, where I shared about *Compassionate Communities SG* — a national movement Singapore Hospice Council is launching in Oct 2025. We believe that care for one another, especially at the end of life, is everyone’s business. It was humbling to connect with so many others across the region who carry the same hopes: that no one should journey through serious illness, caregiving, or grief and bereavement alone. I’ve witnessed how small acts of kindness and community support can profoundly change someone’s experience of suffering. And I believe we all have a role to play. Thank you to the organizers of APHC for creating this space, and to everyone who shared stories, ideas, and solidarity. Let's keep building communities where compassion isn't the exception, but the norm. #CompassionateCommunitiesSG #APHC2025 #PalliativeCare #CommunityCare #EndOfLifeCare

Hoppy Easter! 🐇 Wishing you a day filled with joy, love, and a little bit of chocolate magic.

Exploring the Assessment of Existential Distress in Palliative Care Patients in Singapore 📅 13 May 2025, 12.30pm - 2.00pm 📌 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dz_-cKXn Existential distress is defined as a sense of hopelessness, loss of meaning and purpose, a feeling a burden to others and a loss of sense of dignity. It is linked to a desire for death and a loss of will to live in patients suffering from a life limiting illness. Many psycho-existential symptoms remain unidentified because clinicians lack skills in assessment, causing patients to suffer, and contributing to poor quality of life, vulnerability, suicidal thinking, and unnecessary acute admissions. Additionally, caregivers struggle to cope and respond appropriately to the patient needs. Researchers at the University of Notre Dame Australia, recently developed the Psycho-existential Symptom Assessment Scale (PeSAS) which measure 10 common symptoms of psycho-existential distress. This study will present the findings of the implementation of the PeSAS across HCA in Singapore. This will also include the preliminary findings of staff training, feedback and responses as well as the initial stages of an implementation program funded by the Lien Centre for Palliative Care. *Open to healthcare professionals only*

Grateful to have the chance learning the strategies of promoting Palliative Care from a very committed and energetic team @ Singapore Hospice Council. I'm also impressed to see that the audience remained very attentive in the public talk despite it is being hosted in the evening.