Our Impact

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Our Impact

Measuring What Matters in Palliative Care

At LCPC, impact is measured not just in numbers, but in lives touched and systems strengthened. Our work has helped shape national conversations, advance palliative care education, and generate evidence that informs policy and improves the delivery of care across Singapore's healthcare system, from hospitals to the community.

Through our grants, collaborations, and evidence-based initiatives, LCPC continues to bridge knowledge and practice, nurturing innovation while honouring the values of compassion and dignity at the heart of palliative care. This page offers a snapshot of our collective progress: the projects funded and stories of change that define our legacy and ongoing mission.

15+ years

of collaboration across institutions

For over a decade, LCPC has collaborated with Singapore’s major health clusters, universities, hospices, nursing homes, and community organisations to co-design education and research programmes that address local system and community needs — building clinical curricula, joint studies, and cross-institution initiatives across the healthcare ecosystem.

8,200+

healthcare professionals trained

LCPC’s online and blended programmes have reached thousands of clinicians, nurses and allied health professionals—equipping practitioners with practical palliative care skills they can apply in wards, clinics and community settings.

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> S$20m

in competitive research grants awarded

LCPC has secured multi-year competitive funding (supporting pilot studies, regional and international collaborations), enabling rigorous research that informs policy, curricula and scalable care models.

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280+

academic publications published

LCPC faculty and collaborators have published extensively in international journals; these peer-reviewed outputs generate the evidence base that informs education, policy, and practice improvement across Singapore and the region.

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Stories of Change

Education

Through LCPC’s training programmes, healthcare professionals gain not just new knowledge, but the confidence to apply palliative principles in their daily practice. Each story reflects how our courses empower learners to lead change—improving communication, care quality, and dignity for patients and families.

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Ms Choo Shiu Ling
Chief Executive Officer, Assisi Hospice
LCPC has demonstrated unique value to the palliative care community due to its domain expertise in the development and delivery of effective palliative care education. Collaborative efforts between LCPC and Assisi in developing the Palliative Care Course for Nurses (PCCN) resulted in the delivery of a very well-received programme for nurses, as well as synergistic learning by the Assisi Team on how to develop and deliver valuable learning.

Research

Our researchers and collaborators are driving innovation in palliative care—from national policy to bedside practice. These stories highlight how LCPC’s evidence-based insights inspire new models of care, inform decisions across the healthcare system, and shape the future of palliative care in Singapore and beyond.