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Information about our services for patients and families.
Find out moreSwap Shop – How can the use of art impact on communication and support?
Thursday 27 June 2019: 12.30pm – 1.30pm
The aim of the Swap Shop is to focus on a specific palliative care topic. It runs as a 40 minute presentation, along with a light lunch and participants are given a presentation handout with supportive references for further reading. There will be an opportunity for discussion and it is hoped that participants will informally swap and exchange ideas to enhance their clinical practice.
Who should attend these sessions: doctors, nurses, social workers and all health and social care professionals.
Cost: FREE – you do not have to book. A light lunch is provided.
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions – Critical Judgement and Decision Making
Date: Wednesday 17 July 2019: 9.30am – 4.00pm
This study day will provide an opportunity to critically consider what may influence clinical judgement and decision making in clinical practice. The relationship between clinical judgement, decision making and critical thinking will be explored. There will be a focus on working together to consider how we make decisions given the nature of the work we do caring for people at the end of life. Theoretical background and theories will be discussed and related to the reality of everyday clinical practice.
Who should attend these sessions: registered general nurses and doctors
Cost: £80. A light lunch is provided.
An Introduction to Caring for People with Advanced Renal Disease –“Working Together to Provide the Best Care”
Date: Wednesday 13 July 2019 – 9.30am to 4.00pm
This study day will provide an overview of chronic kidney disease and its conservative management. There will be an emphasis on the importance of the different clinical teams working together to provide the best care possible for the person, with support for their family, friends and professional carers.
Who should attend: All health and social care professionals
Cost: £80. A light lunch is provided
Compassion Awareness
Date: Thursday 4 July 2019 – 9.30am to 12.30pm
This study session will provide an opportunity for us all to work together to consider how we can realistically nurture the importance of ‘compassion’ in the care that we deliver, given the situations we work in.
Who should attend: all levels of health and social care staff such as social workers, doctors, nurses, health care assistants, porters, receptionists, volunteers, care workers and anyone who may come into contact with patients and their relatives or carers.
Cost: £40.00 per delegate
