Care training directory

Tier 1 Foundation Courses will be a mix of virtual and face to face

Verification of expected death – virtual

The course is aimed at registered professionals in health care who wish to understand the principles, develop or refresh knowledge and skills in recognising death and the process of verifying an expected death.

Foundation Communication Skills – virtual

This course is aimed at registered health care professionals to help you with delivering difficult conversations and give you tools to support communication.

Essential End of Life Care Rolling Programme – virtual

Any registered health and social care professional (such as nurses, doctors, paramedics, social workers etc) wishing to gain more confidence for the care of adult patients with a palliative and end of life care diagnosis.  The 4 essentials programme made up offer an in-depth overview of the key areas associated with palliative and End of Life Care (EOLC).  Opportunities for Q&A and discussion are included within each session along with principles of how to look after yourself as a healthcare professional.  This is a weekly rolling programme, giving you the flexibility to choose dates and times that suit you. You can book onto individual sessions or sign up for a whole programme.  There are 10 individual sessions:

1. Conversations
2. Advance Care Planning
3. Recognition of the Dying Patient
4. End-of-Life Care Anticipatory Medication
5. Pain Management
6. Nausea and Vomiting Management
7. Breathlessness and Secretion Management
8. Agitation and Delirium Symptom Control
9. Nutrition, Hydration and Mouth Care
10. Loss and Bereavement

Principles of End of Life Care Rolling Programme – virtual

Unregistered health care professional (such as health care assistants, carer, support worker etc) wishing to gain more confidence in the care of adult patients with a palliative and end of life diagnosis This is a free 5 session fortnightly rolling programme.  You can book onto individual sessions or sign up for a whole programme.

An overview of the key areas associated with palliative and End of Life Care (EOLC). Principles of how to look after yourself as someone looking after a dying patient. Opportunity for Q&A and discussion are included within each session.  You can book onto individual sessions or sign up for a whole programme:

1. Principles of Palliative Care
2. Principles of Essential Communication
3. Principles of Advance Care Planning
4. Principles of care in the last daysPrinciples of Loss & Bereavement

Introduction to All Age Palliative and End-of-Life Care – face to face study day

Any health care professionals with an interest in palliative or end-of-life care.  This study day offers an increase in awareness and confidence in delivering palliative and end-of-life care to adult & child patients with a life-limiting illness.

Keech Hospice Care Learning Team

To see more information and links for you to register on any of the above in Tier One please see the link below