香港電台網站 : 第三台|#Hashtag Hong Kong|Elane Siu, advanced practice nurse at the Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care
I am Elane Siu, currently a Home Care Nurse at the Jockey Club Home for Hospice in Shatin. As someone who has worked in geriatric and palliative care for over 20 years, I have noticed an overall shift in recent years. In the past, it was widely accepted that the hospital was the final stop for the terminally ill in Hong Kong. Interestingly, since the start of the pandemic, I have had more and more people ask me the same question - “Is it possible to die at home?” Dying at home allows terminally ill patients to spend their final days in a familiar environment, su...
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