| Course | Summary |
| End-of-life care for HCSW in Acute settings | Acute Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for community HCSW education around: Essentials for good communication Person-centred and holistic palliative care Future care planning Recognising a deteriorating patient in a palliative context Essential nursing care at the end of life Care after death Identifying when to ask for help How to support yourself |
| End-of-life care for HCSW in Community settings | Community Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for community HCSW education around: Essentials for good communication Person-centred and holistic palliative care Future care planning Recognising a deteriorating patient in a palliative context Essential nursing care at the end of life Care after death Identifying when to ask for help How to support yourself |
| Managing Difficult Clinical Conversations | Facilitated discussions, around Managing Difficult Clinical Conversations in a clinical setting that includes experiential learning. |
| Breaking bad news in a clinical setting (RNs/HCSW) | Facilitated discussions, around breaking bad news in a clinical setting that includes experiential learning. |
| Managing Frailty and Long-term Conditions in community settings | You will learn about Frailty and Frailty assessment as well as how to manage Long-term conditions. We will introduce supporting self-management and how to empower the people who are accessing your service. |
| Final Act of Care | We will talk about death and dying, considering the bereavement service, spiritual care, tissue/organ donation, funeral directors, and personal care after death |
For more information contact loth.clinicalskillstraining@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
