End of Life Care Training
📅 Duration: 3 hours (half-day)
🎓 Accreditation: ✅ CPD Accredited
👩⚕️ Audience: This course is designed for Adult Social Care staff and is suitable for individuals at all staffing levels.
🏥 Format: Available live online or face-to-face at your organisation
👥 Group Size: Up to 10 delegates
End of Life and Palliative Care Training
Course Details:
Designed for Adult Social Care staff at all levels, this course provides essential knowledge for delivering high‑quality, compassionate End of Life Care.
This session provides a clear introduction to Palliative and End of Life Care, covering national guidance, key principles, and best‑practice approaches. Attendees will learn to recognise when someone is nearing death, identify common signs and symptoms, and deliver holistic, person‑centred support that maintains comfort and dignity.
The training explores the importance of Advance Care Planning, effective communication, and the vital role that care staff play in supporting both the individual and their family. By the end of the course, attendees will be better equipped to deliver safe, compassionate, and professional care during one of the most sensitive and meaningful stages of a person’s life.
Learning Outcomes – End of Life Care Training
By the end of this CPD-accredited course, participants will be able to:
- Gain an overview of the national guidance that surrounds Palliative and End of Life care.
- Identify the differences between Palliative and End of Life care.
- Understand the term Advanced Care Planning.
- Understand the importance of recognising when a person is close to death.
- Be able to identify signs that a person is in the last few days/hours of life.
- Be able to identify symptoms that may be present when a person is dying.
- Be able to assess and manage these symptoms holistically.
- Understand the importance of good communication and its impact in healthcare.
- Recognise the impact of good communication on the individual and the legacy with families.
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Why Choose Hickby?
👩⚕️ Nurse-led expertise
Delivered by experienced Clinical Nurse Educators with real-world practice.
🎓 CPD accredited
Assurance that training meets national professional standards.
📖 Evidence-based
Aligned with NICE, RCN, and NMC guidance for safe, effective care.
"Thank you, this has been one of the most interesting training topics we have had and it has really opened my eyes to the factual, as well as the personal side of end of life."
Support Worker
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