Dispelling palliative care myths ahead of the World Hospice and Palliative Care Day on 13 October

• Myth: “Palliative care is only for people with cancer”

Click here to read Dr Stephen Connor, senior fellow to the Worldwide Palliative Care Alliance, busting the myth that palliative care is only for people with cancer.

• Myth: “It is difficult to assess pain levels of babies and young children and unsafe to prescribe opioids for their persistent pain”

Click here to read the International Children’s Palliative Care Netork (ICPCN) busting some myths around children and palliative care.

• Myth: “Everyone has access to palliative care”

Click here to read about the on-going challenges to ensuring everyone has access to palliative care. 

• Myth: “Palliative care relies on addictive narcotics”

Click here to read about the reality of morphine as an effective pain control medication. 

• Myth: “Hospices are just for older people”

Click here to read about the importance of hospice, regardless of your age.