AHP Bite Size - Sleep Matters a guide to promoting healthy sleep habits

Thursday 16th April 2026

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

Online

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Who should attend:

Open to all Allied Health Professionals interested in learning strategies to support people to improve their sleep habits.

This session will focus on encouraging healthy sleep routines for patients living with a palliative or long-term condition, their family members or carers.

Course Aims:

By the end of this session you will have a better understanding of the common issues often faced by people living with a long-term health condition and how to support them to make positive changes to their sleep routines.

Objectives:

To be able to recognise common sleep issues and the impact of this on a patient’s wellbeing
To be able to identify three factors contributing to disturbed sleep
To have an understanding of three practical strategies to support patients in achieving optimal sleep routines

NOTE: HCT staff

HCT staff to book their place via ‘CPD Apply’ using this link Staff Hub

Presented by

Amy Smissen

Lecturer Practitioner/ Community Occupational Therapist

Amy is a qualified Occupational Therapist with 25 years experience working in both clinical and leadership roles. With a passion for the palliative rehab approach to empower patients to self-manage Amy enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills within the team and wider audiences.

Throughout her career she has worked in a range of settings including a community learning disability team, an inpatient neurological rehab unit and a local charity providing support to people living with long-term neurological conditions.

Amy joined the Hospice of St Francis in 2023 and works 3 days a week in the Community Team, bringing her unique OT perspective to enable community patients to optimise their function and ultimately, their overall quality of life. Amy has always enjoyed facilitating therapeutic groupwork sessions, running workshops and training sessions both for patients and carers and with fellow clinicians. These skills lend themselves well to her Lecturer Practitioner role, which she took on in early 2024.