9 April 2025, 18:11 | Updated: 10 April 2025, 12:39

By Helena Talbot-Rice

"When I say that word, everybody screams and runs away, but it’s symptom treatment,” said Trisha Goddard when the TV presenter was asked about receiving palliative care when entering the Celebrity Big Brother house earlier this week.

I’m not usually an avid-watcher of reality TV but that line caught my attention. As a physiotherapist who, for 13 years, has worked in palliative care at St Christopher’s Hospice, I know exactly what she means. There is a stigma around palliative care and hospices which can lead to delays or avoidance.

St Christopher’s has been tackling myths around palliative care ever since 1967 when it was founded as the first modern hospice by Dame Cicely Saunders – founder of the modern hospice movement.

Trisha’s decision to not only........

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