Journeys on the brink : a look at palliative care in Singapore.
Dr Derek Doyle, a British physician, once likened palliative care to a platform ticket. Rather than boarding the train, this ticket allows well-wishers to journey with their loved ones as far as the platform, one step further than most before the departure. We looked into some reasons why staff in t...
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| author | Cheong, Kah Shin. Hiu, Sharon Qing Yun. Poon, Jing Ting. |
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| description | Dr Derek Doyle, a British physician, once likened palliative care to a platform ticket. Rather than boarding the train, this ticket allows well-wishers to journey with their loved ones as far as the platform, one step further than most before the departure. We looked into some reasons why staff in this line of work found much satisfaction in it, the challenges people face in caring for an ill loved ones and also the challenges and developments in Singapore's palliative care sector, including hospices. Through documenting these journeys on the brink, we found love and sacrifice, courage and strength worth acknowledging. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/385422019-12-10T12:02:33Z Journeys on the brink : a look at palliative care in Singapore. Cheong, Kah Shin. Hiu, Sharon Qing Yun. Poon, Jing Ting. Cherian George Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on community DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::News reporting and writing Dr Derek Doyle, a British physician, once likened palliative care to a platform ticket. Rather than boarding the train, this ticket allows well-wishers to journey with their loved ones as far as the platform, one step further than most before the departure. We looked into some reasons why staff in this line of work found much satisfaction in it, the challenges people face in caring for an ill loved ones and also the challenges and developments in Singapore's palliative care sector, including hospices. Through documenting these journeys on the brink, we found love and sacrifice, courage and strength worth acknowledging. Bachelor of Communication Studies 2010-05-11T04:26:02Z 2010-05-11T04:26:02Z 2010 2010 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/38542 en Nanyang Technological University 32 p. application/pdf application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on community DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::News reporting and writing Cheong, Kah Shin. Hiu, Sharon Qing Yun. Poon, Jing Ting. Journeys on the brink : a look at palliative care in Singapore. |
| title | Journeys on the brink : a look at palliative care in Singapore. |
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| title_short | Journeys on the brink : a look at palliative care in Singapore. |
| title_sort | journeys on the brink a look at palliative care in singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Reporting on community DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::Social aspects DRNTU::Social sciences::Journalism::News reporting and writing |
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