COVID-19 advice and support for healthcare professionals in Leeds.

Leeds Palliative Care Network
Leeds Palliative Care Network

Courses and events

Listed below are a number of training courses available to health and social care workers.

Available courses

Project ECHO® – Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes

This is an international initiative that aims to share specialist knowledge and build communities of practice. Listed below are some examples of regional and national groups that have used this model to deliver Palliative and EOL education programmes.

  • GP practices
  • Paramedics
  • Neighbourhood nursing teams
  • Care homes

Please click here for more details on the AHP Physio & OT ECHO Programme

Register your interest by email to:

LPCNcourses@st-gemma.co.uk

Planning Ahead - Leeds City Health Care Professionals

Training is suitable for clinicians wanting to become a new ReSPECT signatory, and for existing signatories who would like and update. The fully funded course includes:-

  • Overview of Advance Care Planning (including the legal framework & What Matters To Me).
  • ReSPECT – what it is and the process.
  • CPR/DNACPR Decision Making.
  • Treatment escalation.
  • The Planning Ahead (ReSPECT/ EPaCCS) Template.

See link for training dates.

Register your interest by email to:

LPCNcourses@st-gemma.co.uk

Palliative Care for the Homeless and Vulnerably Housed

This training is suitable for: - outreach workers, support workers and non-clinical workers.

The purpose of this training is to allow participants to gain an understanding of Palliative and End of life (EOL) care for people that are homeless and vulnerably housed.

 Key areas covered by the training include:

- A basic overview of Palliative Care

- Advanced care planning

- How to start conversations surrounding palliative care referral

- Referral process to the Inclusion Service

- Bereavement

- Wellbeing

See link for training dates.

Register your interest by email to:

LPCNcourses@st-gemma.co.uk

Please click here to see further details on a range of different courses and events available.

  • Palliative and End of Life Care training for Leeds Clinician Crews
  • European Certificate in Essential Palliative Care
  • End of life care for people with Dementia
  • Ethical Issues in Palliative and End of Life Care
  • End of Life Care Training
  • Advance Care Planning and Communication Skills
  • Advanced Communication Skills
  • Difficult conversations with patients in end of life care
  • End of Life Communication Skills for LCH Registered Clinicians