• TEPs and the gift of sight

    Online

    To understand what a TEP is and describe what your responsibilities are around TEP. To recognise when a person's condition is changing and a TEP would be appropriate. To raise ...

  • Treatment Escalation Plans (TEPs) and gift of sight

    Online

    Learning Objective: To understand what a TEP is and describe what responsibilities are around TEP To recognise when a persons condition is changing and a TEP would be appropriate To ...

  • Managing breathlessness and fatigue at end of life

    Rowcroft Hospice Ella's Gardens, Avenue Road,, Torquay, United Kingdom

    To consider the evidence and techniques within non-pharmacological management of the breathless patient. To feel confident in discussing fatigue and energy conservation in the breathless patient. To understand anxiety and ...

  • An introduction to Advance Care Planning (ACP)

    Online

    Designed for: Health & social care professionals working at all levels. Learning Objectives: To understand and feel able to apply the Universal Principles for ACP. To be confident in starting ...

  • An introduction to Treatment Escalation Plans (TEPs)

    Online

    Designed for: Health & social care professionals working at all levels. Learning Objectives: To understand the Treatment Escalation Plan (TEP) form and describe that it is not a legally binding ...

  • End of Life Care Ambassador Programme – Torbay & South Devon area

    Rowcroft Hospice Ella's Gardens, Avenue Road,, Torquay, United Kingdom

    Rowcroft Hospice and Torbay & South Devon NHS Trust have been running the End of Life Care Ambassadors Programme since 2018 and have nearly completed four cohorts of staff from ...

  • An introduction to spiritual care at end of life

    Online

      Designed for: Health & social care professionals working at all levels. Learning Objectives: To understand spirituality and why spiritual care matters in holistic, person centered end of life care. ...

  • Managing swallowing difficulties in palliative care

    Online

    Designed for: Health & social care professionals working at all levels. Learning Objectives: To improve knowledge and understanding about the anatomy and physiology of swallowing and illnesses affecting swallow function. ...

  • Recognising dying

    Rowcroft Hospice Ella's Gardens, Avenue Road,, Torquay, United Kingdom

    Learning Objectives: To consider why recognising dying is the key to a good death. To explore our knowledge and understanding about recognising dying in the months, weeks and days before ...

    £50
  • Supporting someone living with frailty towards end of life

    Rowcroft Hospice Ella's Gardens, Avenue Road,, Torquay, United Kingdom

    Learning Objectives: To identify frailty and frailty syndromes. To raise awareness of the importance of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA). To understand de-prescribing considerations - where to start and stop. This ...

  • Promoting skin integrity in end of life care

    Online

    Designed for: Health & social care professionals working at all levels. Learning Objectives: To understand causes and contributing factors of pressure ulcers. To be able to apply preventative measures promoting ...

  • Understanding ‘just in case’ medication at end of life

    Online

    Learning Objectives: To improve working knowledge of the specific medications used in Just in Case Bags. To increase confidence in assessing the appropriateness of stat dose administration. To improve awareness ...

  • Pain management in palliative & end of life care

    Online

    Learning Objectives: To recognise and apply the principles of pain management to patients receiving palliative care. To understand the role, rationale of meds and possible side effects. To consider non-pharmacological ...

  • Pain assessment in palliative & end of life care

    Online

    Learning Objectives: To gain an understanding of how to assess the patient's experience of pain in palliative care. To gain knowledge of different tools for assessing pain. This workshop links ...

  • Emotive conversations at end of life

    Emotive conversations at end of life
    Rowcroft Hospice Ella's Gardens, Avenue Road,, Torquay, United Kingdom

    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. Learning ...

    £100
  • Advanced Level Communication Skills in Palliative and End of Life Care – two day classroom course

    Rowcroft Hospice Ella's Gardens, Avenue Road,, Torquay, United Kingdom

    For experienced clinicians Band 6 or above or equivalent, wishing to explore communication challenges when supporting people with life limiting illness and approaching death. This nationally benchmarked two day course ...

    £750.00