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 to 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 the quality of palliative care; and to raise public awareness. It acts as the voice of hospice and palliative care within Singapore and internationally.