Tag: public-health

  • PHPCUK a new home for public health palliative care

    My recent post on public health palliative care which you can read here resulted in some interesting conversations with colleagues about definitions, compassionate cities, compassionate communities and the range of methods from the public health toolkit that can be applied to the challenges we all face around serious illness, death, dying, loss and caregiving. The…

  • Reflections on Public Health Palliative Care

    I was fortunate enough to spend time with Professor Allan Kellehear in Singapore recently. We had a series of events as part of The Singapore Hospice Council’s launch of Compassionate Communities SG which were both inspiring and informing. I am grateful for the time of everyone involved in this fantastic knowledge exchange, particularly Bee-Hia Sim,…