hospice movement

collocation in English

meaningsofhospiceandmovement

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hospice
noun[C]
uk
/ˈhɒs.pɪs/us
/ˈhɑː.spɪs/
a hospital for people who are dying, especially ...
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movement
noun
uk
/ˈmuːv.mənt/us
/ˈmuːv.mənt/
a change ...
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(Definition ofhospiceandmovementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhospice movement

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Thehospicemovementbegan in the 1960s as a radical alternative to traditional cancer care.
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The author's research can be seen as conversion and subsequent commitment to a cause - thehospicemovement.
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Thehospicemovementhas been extremely successful in its aspiration to control pain, and most patients now die free from serious pain.
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An example under the influence of health professionals is thehospicemovement.
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Thehospicemovementprovides excellent services to the terminally ill, where conventional hospitals are poorly adapted to the needs of the dying.
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She has become too close to her subject matter acting as an advocate for thehospicemovementinstead of giving a more detached analysis.
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This fascinating and challenging account describes the situations that led to the growth of thehospicemovement.
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The author though is overambitious in her advocacy of thehospicemovementand what it can achieve, a more objective appraisal is needed.
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Stoddard isn't a social scientist and her research into thehospicemovementdoesn't meet the more objective cannons of appraisal usual in such an approach.
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In an era increasingly intolerant of pain, suffering, and the failures of medical care, it is essential that the noble ideals of thehospicemovementare not oversold.
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Thehospicemovementhas contributed not only to the elderly and the dying; it has also dealt with the problems of other incurable diseases.
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The multi-disciplinary approach which thehospicemovementis pioneering is to be applauded and sets the standards for the future.
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Thehospicemovementaims to offer care to meet a wide range of needs.
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By 1987, therefore, official thinking had moved to the point where it wanted to apply the lessons learnt from thehospicemovement.
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There is a need to spread the good practices of thehospicemovementmore widely among the medical profession.
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He makes a fair point about thehospicemovement.
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Without doubt this country has the finesthospicemovementin the world.
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I am sure that he will agree that thehospicemovementis a vital and excellent part of health care in this country.
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Measures should be in place to ensure that the care ethos of thehospicemovementis a reality in every single case.
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