Introduction to Palliative Care for Non-Clinicians
Tuesday 18th November 2025
9:30 am to 1:00 pm
Online via Zoom
Please wait, loading course dates...
Who should attend:
All non-clinical staff and volunteers who want an introduction to palliative care. This could be a receptionist in a GP surgery, a fundraiser for a Hospice or anyone looking to learn more about palliative care and what it offers people.
Course Aims:
To gain an overview of palliative care
Objectives:
- To Define palliative care and end of life care
- Who can benefit from palliative care and when?
- Describe what a good death looks like
- State the benefits of planning ahead and honest conversations
Presented by
Dee Cooke
Lecturer Practitioner/ Nurse
Dee started her nursing career in a general hospital on both medicine and gynae wards.
Passionate about developing people and empowering them with skills and knowledge to provide excellent care to their patients her lecturer practitioner role is a perfect fit.
Dee has worked in a range of settings including a community team, care home improvement team and clinical skills facilitator team.
Dee joined the team in April 2024 and works clinically alongside delivering end of life care education.
Dee is passionate about supporting staff to get it right even in stressful situations.
Education Event
Transition to Autonomous Practice
03 Sept 25
Education Event
Lean In – Don’t Step Back! Supporting Individuals with Complex Dual Mental Health and Palliative Health Care Needs
04 Sept 25
Education Event
Compassionate Communication Skills (Foundation Level) Face to Face
Multiple dates
Education Event
Intermediate Communication Skills Training - Having Sensitive Conversations within the Context of Palliative and End of Life Care
Multiple dates
Education Event
Advanced Communication Skills Training Course (2 Days)
17 Sept 25
Education Event
Masterclass - Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression
Multiple dates
Education Event
Palliative and End of Life Care - an Awareness Day (Online)
23 Sept 25 - 02 Dec 25
Education Event
Palliative Care Development Programme 2025 (PCDP)
24 Sept 25
Education Event
Talking ACP and DNACPR - A Practical Approach
25 Sept 25
Education Event
AHP Bite Size Learning - Boom and BUST: Supporting People to Manage Fatigue - An AHP Approach
07 Oct 25
Education Event
End of Life Anticipatory Medications
Multiple dates
Education Event
ReSPECT Awareness for Everyone
23 Oct 25
Education Event
AHP Bite Size Learning - Harnessing the Power of Nature
05 Nov 25
Education Event
Pulmonary Fibrosis in Focus - from Diagnosis to Palliative Care - Attend in Person or Online
06 Nov 25
Education Event
Prepared to Care? Supporting Patients with Mental Health & Palliative Care Needs
19 Nov 25
Education Event
AHP Bite Size Learning - Core Principles of Palliative Rehabilitation
20 Nov 25
Education Event
Approaching Anniversaries for those who are bereaved
Multiple dates
Education Event
Compassionate Communication Skills (Foundation Level) Online
10 Dec 25
Education Event
Masterclass - to Treat or not to Treat
18 Dec 25
Education Event
AHP Bite Size Learning - Outcome Measures for Palliative Rehabilitation
15 Jan 26
Education Event
Palliative Care Emergencies
22 Jan 26
Education Event
AHP Bite Size Learning - Promoting Empowerment and Choice for those living with long term and palliative conditions
03 Feb 26
Education Event
Bereavement, Loss and Grief - Introduction
05 Feb 26
Education Event
Person Centred Care and Frailty Awareness Workshop
12 Feb 26
Education Event
Talking ACP, DNACPR and ReSPECT - A Practical Approach
26 Feb 26
Education Event
AHP Bite Size Learning - Reframing Life's Challenges: empowering people to break free from unhelpful thinking styles
26 Mar 26
Education Event
AHP Bite Size Learning - Management of Breathlessness for people living with life limiting conditions
Multiple dates
Education Event
European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC)
Share event