St Helena offers a programme of palliative and end of life care education and training for local health and social care professionals involved in the care of individuals facing incurable illness and bereavement.
Our programme of events ranges from conferences featuring expert speakers discussing the latest issues to practical skills training days led by experienced clinicians.
Our Learning and Development Centre is also available for hire as a meeting and conference venue at competitive rates. For more information please phone our Learning and Development team between 8.30am and 4.30pm Monday to Thursday on 01206 851 560 or email us at education@sthelena.org.uk.
Our online prospectus is available to view here where you can find more information about our current programme, and how to book your place.
Our current programme of learning and development includes:
• Intermediate and Advanced Communication Skills Training
• Foundations of Palliative and End of Life Care
• Advanced Care Planning including DNACPR
• Symptom Management in Palliative and End of Life Care
• Syringe Pump Training
• Nurse Verification of Expected Death
• Clinical Supervision
Gold Standards Framework – Care Home Quality Programme
St Helena is a UK regional centre offering the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) programme to care homes. This comprises a series of workshops supporting the care home towards achieving validated standards in end of life care with the option to apply for GSF accreditation.
If you are a care home interested in participating in the next programme, please contact our Learning and Development team by email to education@sthelena.org.uk
GP Community of Practice
The Community of Practice is an interactive forum aimed at local GPs who wish to build their skills, knowledge and confidence in providing high quality palliative and end of life care for patients and their families affected by both malignant and non-malignant disease.
Meetings involve an excellent range of speakers; both experts in the field as well as colleagues from the Community of Practice sharing their experience and expertise. If you are interested in participating, please contact our Learning and Development team by email to education@sthelena.org.uk