End of Life Care

New and existing care workers and other practitioners working in the health and social care settings.

At the end of this course, you will:

• Understand the importance of delivering palliative care (or 'end of life' care) in a person centered and holistic way
• Be aware of the Gold Standards Framework in end of life care
• Understand that there are signs that may indicate that an individual is nearing the end of their life and how you can help relieve such symptoms
• Be aware of understanding and respect for a service user's culture and diversity
• Be aware of pain monitoring and have an understanding of the management and the main types of medication used at end of life
• Understand the requirements to manage challenging conversations so as to provide positive outcomes for the person, their family and yourself
• Be aware of the wider support team available to someone requiring end of life care, such as MacMillan Nurses and how they can help provide individualised, person-centered palliative care