Person Centred Care and Frailty Awareness Workshop

Thursday 5th February 2026

12:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Online

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Who should attend:

All healthcare professionals supporting elderly patients

Course Aims:

This session aims to provide a guidance on how to recognise frailty and considerations of how to support someone. We will also explore the most recent NHS publication ‘transforming the frailty pathway’ and other relevant literature

Objectives:

To introduce the concept of frailty, its definition, identification and management in different care settings
To explore approaches to person-centred care, integrated assessment and promoting independence
To consider the unique needs of older people living with frailty through person-centred case studies
To explore the impact of acute health crises on older people with frailty

NOTE: HCT staff

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

Presented by

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.

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.