Palliative Care Development Programme 2025 (PCDP)

Tuesday 23rd September 2025 to Tuesday 2nd December 2025
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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This course is excellent value for money and covers a wide range of topics which are so relevant to working in Palliative Care.

Course attendee (2024)

Hugely beneficial in helping me better my working practice

Course attendee (2024)

Dates for the 8 Day Course:

  • Tuesday 23 September 2025 09:30-16:00
  • Tuesday 30 September 2025 13:30-16:00
  • Tuesday 14 October 2025 13:30-16:00
  • Tuesday 21 October 2025 13:30-16:00
  • Tuesday 4 November 2025 13:30-16:00
  • Tuesday 11 November 2025 13:30-16:00
  • Tuesday 25 November 2025 13:30-16:00
  • Tuesday 2 December 2025 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

How do I book?

For enquiries and to book please contact our education team.

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