| 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 |
| End-of-life care for RNs in Acute settings | Adult Acute Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for Registered Nurses in an acute setting 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 RNs in Community settings | Community Offering an inviting, friendly environment that supports meaningful learning and personal development for Registered Nurses in an acute setting 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 Symptom Management for RNs in Acute settings | This full day, face-to-face session will engage Registered Nurses within acute settings on how to assess and manage common palliative symptoms such as: Pain Nausea and vomiting Fatigue, Anxiety and Breathlessness Delirium and Terminal Agitation Common Palliative Care Emergencies It will also include identifying when specialist advice is required. |
| End-of-life care Symptom Management for RNs in Community settings | This full day, face-to-face session will engage Registered Nurses within acute settings on how to assess and manage common palliative symptoms such as: Pain Nausea and vomiting Fatigue, Anxiety and Breathlessness Delirium and Terminal Agitation Common Palliative Care Emergencies It will also include identifying when specialist advice is required. |
| 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@nhs.scot
