Upcoming training events

Wed 1 Oct 2025

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

We can all offer spiritual care. Attend this introductory course to gain skills and confidence in this integral and rewarding part of palliative and end of life care.

Wed 8 Oct 2025

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

This introduction workshop is open to all who work in roles supporting a person experiencing loss and looking to further understand and explore ways of helping. It is not intended for anyone currently or recently experiencing loss or bereavement.

Wed 15 Oct 2025

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Explore best practice and adaptations beneficial to patients at end of life.

Thu 16 Oct 2025

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (2 hours 30 minutes)

Learn how to identify and assess frailty and frailty syndromes. Consider appropriate prescribing and de-prescribing for people at end of life.

22 - 23 Oct 2025

2 days, 8:45 AM - 4:45 PM

This nationally benchmarked 2 day course will prepare you to practice and develop ways of handling situations you find most difficult, e.g. breaking bad news, responding to anger and uncertainty. The small class size and expert facilitation assures high quality learning and support. Feedback shows increased confidence from each participant and is "An invaluable addition to our degree module, it's second to none and reflected in student feedback" - Sam Garner, Education Lead, Gastroenterology

Wed 29 Oct 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (2 hours)

To develop an understanding of how to assess a patient's pain experience and become familiar with the various tools available for this purpose. To recognise and implement the principles of pain management, while also understanding the role and rationale behind both non-pharmacological interventions and prescribed medications.

Tue 4 Nov 2025

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (2 hours)

Recognising dying is a key enabler for a better death. This workshop enables participants to explore current knowledge and understanding about recognising dying and help promote confidence in communicating this in the context of uncertainty.

Tue 11 Nov 2025

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

This session, originally designed for medics, is offered to help all those involved in care to identify rising pressure demands and to feel empowered to access help.

Wed 19 Nov 2025

9:30 AM - 4:30 PM (7 hours)

A one-day, intermediate level practice-based day for health care professionals wishing to enhance their existing skills in emotive type conversations with those receiving palliative and end of life care.

Thu 20 Nov 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour)

This introductory session aims to give an update on TEP Version 12. It will help you to understand your responsibilities around managing the care of a patient at end of life who has a TEP form in place. Highlight when it would be appropriate to request a TEP and the importance of the supporting conversations. Please note this is awareness training only and will not enable you to write TEPs.

Tue 25 Nov 2025

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Exploring the uses and impact of oxygen and other medical interventions for palliative shortness of breath.

Wed 26 Nov 2025

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Understand what happens to your digital accounts and assets, e.g. Facebook/Instagram/shopping accounts pre and post death. Help patients understand their choices and decisions around all password-protected digital accounts.

Tue 2 Dec 2025

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM (2 hours 30 minutes)

Understand ACP and resources for people with a learning disability. Recognise cues, and facilitate and enable people to have conversations about their plans, hopes and choices for the future.

Wed 3 Dec 2025

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (3 hours)

This learning event supports registered nurses & senior healthcare assistants who double-check pumps to confidently set up and manage pumps, and understand commonly used medication that assists symptom management in palliative care.

Wed 14 Jan 2026

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour)

The five priorities were developed following a review of end of life care. Since then, they have became a national foundation for the UK in planning, delivering and assessing palliative and end of life care. Rowcroft Hospice developed a memory hand strategy to help recall in real life time.

Thu 29 Jan 2026

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

You do not need to be dying to think about what matters most in your life. In palliative and end of life care there are many choices and decisions that influence care. Planning in advance helps personalise that care and ensure care teams understand how to support. This workshop introduces ACP as conversations over time to help people, patients and families plan.

Wed 4 Feb 2026

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM (1 hour 30 minutes)

Recognising this can be a challenging and significant aspect of care at end of life, this workshop will focus on some fundamental skills to help someone feel heard, understood and sensitively responded to.