Palliative Care Development Programme 2026 (PCDP)
Tuesday 25th March 2025 to Wednesday 14th January 2026
Online
Who should attend:
Nurses, Allied Health Professionals (AHP's), Associate Practitioners and GP's who provide palliative care and rehabilitation and wish to develop a good foundation in palliative care clinical practice.
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Dates for the 8 Day Course:
- Wednesday 14 January 2026 09:30-16:00
- Wednesday 21 January 2026 13:30-16:00
- Wednesday4 February 2026 13:30-16:00
- Wednesday 11 February 2026 13:30-16:00
- Wednesday 25 February 2026 13:30-16:00
- Wednesday 4 March 2026 13:30-16:00
- Wednesday 18 March 2026 13:30-16:00
- Wednesday 25 March 2026 13:30-16:00
Venue:
Online via Zoom
Course Fee: £250
Course Structure:
Each of the 8 days includes a recommended 4 hours of self-directed learning (from provided materials) in the morning, although this study can be done at any time during the week if it suits your schedule better. The afternoon comprises a 2.5 hour interactive and reflective session with experienced palliative care clinicians
Content:
This 8 day programme offers a learning opportunity to enable trained staff in all settings to develop and sustain their ability to care for people who are living with life threatening illness.
Its core content is based on Health Education England (HEE) 2019 End of Life Care Learning Outcomes and includes a focus on:
- Communication Skills
- Assessment and Care Planning - Holistic Person Centred Care
- Symptom Management - including care in the last days of life
- Advance Care Planning
- Underpinning Values of Palliative Care
- Knowledge about Palliative Care - including loss and bereavement
- Leadership and collaboration - Quality of Life and Living well with Life Limiting Conditions
- Developing Self and others - looking at resilience
- Improving Quality and Developing Practice - completing a work-based action plan
Student Outcomes:
- Pre and post course outcome framework completion
- Accessing recommended learning and attendance at reflective webinars
- Two pieces of reflection
- Completion and presentation of work-based action plan
- Completion of a personal achievement summary
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AHP Bite Size Learning - Harnessing the Power of Nature
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Advanced Communication Skills Training Course (2 Days)
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Introduction to Palliative Care for Non-Clinicians
19 Nov 25
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AHP Bite Size Learning - Core Principles of Palliative Rehabilitation
20 Nov 25
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Masterclass - to Treat or not to Treat
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Intermediate Communication Skills Training - Having Sensitive Conversations within the Context of Palliative and End of Life Care
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Palliative and End of Life Care - an Awareness Day (Online)
22 Jan 26
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AHP Bite Size Learning - Promoting Empowerment and Choice for those living with long term and palliative conditions
03 Feb 26
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Bereavement, Loss and Grief - Introduction
05 Feb 26
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Person Centred Care and Frailty Awareness Workshop
12 Feb 26
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Talking ACP, DNACPR and ReSPECT - A Practical Approach
19 Feb 26
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Lunchtime Wellbeing Series - Mindfulness Meditation
26 Feb 26
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AHP Bite Size Learning - Reframing Life's Challenges: empowering people to break free from unhelpful thinking styles
17 Mar 26
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Lunchtime Wellbeing Series - The Battle for Balance: Working Smart and Living Well
26 Mar 26
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AHP Bite Size Learning - Management of Breathlessness for people living with life limiting conditions
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European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care (ECEPC)
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