Person-Centred Palliative Care Training

Saint Catherine's Hospice is running its Person-Centred Palliative Care Training on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 November, at the Saint Catherine's Education Centre in Scarborough. It's a two-day course built around a person-centred, compassionate approach to end-of-life care, and it's aimed at non-registered health and social care workers who support patients with life-limiting conditions.

Across the two days, the training covers the principles of palliative care, communication, and holistic person-centred approaches. You'll learn how to recognise the physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual signs and symptoms of end-of-life, and look at care in the last days of life, including symptom management, comfort measures, supporting families, and teamwork. There's also a section on dignified care after death, with cultural considerations and supporting bereaved families, and a focus on reflective practice and self-care for staff.

It's a thorough bit of training that takes you from the early principles through to the final days and the aftermath, with a good deal of attention paid to the people involved as well as the clinical side of things. Refreshments are included throughout the day, and lunch can be bought at the Flavours Bistro. The cost is £100 per person.