Singapore Hospice Council

The Singapore Hospice Council (SHC), established in 1995, is a registered charity and an umbrella body representing organisations that actively provide hospice and palliative care in Singapore. SHC is committed to improving the lives of patients with serious illnesses and giving support to the loved ones of these patients. It aims to coordinate and promote hospice and palliative care in Singapore; to support the training of doctors, nurses, allied-health workers, caregivers, and volunteers; to improve on the quality of palliative care; and to raise public awareness. It acts as the voice of hospice and palliative care within Singapore and internationally.