Who should attend:

All registered mental health and generalist/specialist palliative care professionals with an interest in supporting patients with these dual needs (to include clinical nurse specialists, doctors, allied health care professionals, social workers and community matrons)

Course Aims:

This one day course aims to bring healthcare professionals from both disciplines together with the primary objective of learning from each other. The programme will allow for collaborative work during sessions alongside separate sessions for each discipline.

Objectives:

Mental Health

• Recognising deterioration and dying
• What can palliative care offer individuals?
• How to approach future planning discussions
  
  

Palliative Care

• An overview of mental health care conditions
• What support and services can mental health offer individuals?
  
  

Both

• Referral pathways
• Collaborative approaches through case study work and discussion

Please note that a large part of this day is arranged so that you will understand each discipline's perspective through delivery of group discussions and case studies.