palliative care

noun

1. medical care focused on improving the quality of life of patients with serious illnesses, as by treating symptoms and providing emotional support.

Word History and Origins

Origin of palliative care¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Streeting has repeatedly expressed his view that the palliative care system is not "where it needs to be to give people a real choice".

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He said the UK should instead fix its "broken and patchy palliative care system so everyone can have a dignified death".

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Groups who oppose changing the law say vulnerable people could feel under pressure to end their lives for fear of being a burden on others and that the focus should be on improving palliative care.

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The funeral for the comic, who died on 2 November aged 63 after receiving palliative care for terminal cancer, will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral in the city’s west end.

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He presented a bill on children’s hospice funding to Parliament on 29 October, requiring the government to conduct a review of funding for hospices specialising in the care of children and to guarantee access to hospices for all children who need palliative care.

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