Palliative and End of Life Care - an Awareness Day (Online)

Tuesday 20th January 2026

9:30 am to 4:00 pm

Online via Zoom

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Who should attend:

Would you like to gain awareness about palliative and end of life care?

Gain confidence in supporting individuals who are dying?

Learn how to talk about death and dying and what might be important in the future? If so, this may be the course for you.

Open to any health or social care professional who wishes to gain a basic awareness about palliative and end of life care.
Also suitable for care home staff, social care providers, allied health professionals and anyone with an interest in palliative care.

Course Aims:

To provide an overview of what palliative care can offer to individuals.

Objectives:

To identify when individuals are deteriorating
To recognise dying and the care individuals need
To state the importance of effective communication
To describe approaches to future planning
To state what normal grief looks like and what help bereaved individuals may need

NOTE: HCT staff

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

Presented by

Manisha Cook

Lecturer Practitioner and Specialist Physiotherapist

The Hospice of St Francis

Manisha is a qualified physiotherapist with over 20 years’ experience working in primary and secondary healthcare settings and has been working in palliative care since 2014.

Manisha completed her Level 4 Certificate in Teaching and Education in 2021 and currently practises as a Lecturer Practitioner at The Hospice of St Francis and within Universities.
Manisha is passionate about providing holistic, patient-centred care with a special interest in long term conditions and Pulmonary Fibrosis. She is equally committed to education and professional development, sharing her clinical expertise to support and inspire multidisciplinary teams, students, and colleagues working within palliative and end-of-life care.

Dee Cooke

Lecturer Practitioner/ Nurse

The Hospice of St Francis

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.