Please note: this page is under construction
This page is intended for the use of healthcare professionals to find materials you may want to use when supporting a person and/or a carer with palliative or end of life care.
This page has links to support services and information to share on topics such as advance care planning, ReSPECT and bereavement & grief.
Training Resources:
Identification
Early identification of patients who may be in the last 12 months of their life is important because this gives people the opportunity to be involved in planning for their future care.
This could include thinking about the type of care they would like or would not like, where they would like to be cared for, who should be involved in their care and can help with planning for loved ones.
The following tool can support you to identify patients:
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SPICT (Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool): SPICT – Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool
Click the following links for more details about training resources:
ACP tools to help you
The following tools can support you to have conversations:
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REDMAP Framework (6-step guide to Future Care Planning conversations): REDMAP Framework – SPICT
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The importance of listening (infographic): The-importance-of-listening-3.jpg (800×2000)
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You may find this video helpful: Palliative care from diagnosis to death - YouTube
The aim of the Heart Failure Academy is to support healthcare professionals in recognising the signs and symptoms of heart failure, enabling more timely specialist assessment and diagnosis. This ensures that patients receive the right treatment at the right time, leading to better outcomes for people living with heart failure in Yorkshire and the Humber.
For full details and training Heart Failure Academy
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Victoria and Stuart toolkit training End of Life Care Planning Toolkit| Victoria and Stuart
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(2) Webinar recording – How can we involve people with learning disabilities in end of life care planning - Macmillan – create a log in and sign in to hear the one hour webinar.
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Thinking Ahead – learning guide using stories –
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Engaging effectively about advance care planning with people from ethnically diverse
Backgrounds e-learning for Health training course https://portal.e-lfh.org.uk/Component/Details/746405
e-learning for health modules – contact your organisational’ Champion or lead for PEOLC to access the courses for your role.
Project ECHO – Online and in person training courses with a case study focus – available across South Yorkshire
Education for professionals in 2025
PLEASE NOTE: THE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR BOOKING COURSES AND ANY OTHER EDUCATION ENQUIRIES IS scn-tr.scftpct-education@nhs.net
We are excited to introduce the 2025 Children & Young People’s Palliative Care Education & Training Package for South Yorkshire, designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential skills and knowledge in paediatric palliative and end-of-life care.
This year’s program hosted by Sheffield Children's Foundation Trust Palliative Care Team and Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice offers comprehensive training and expert-led education to enhance the quality of care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions. Whatever your role, our education package provides tailored learning opportunities to support best practices in this unique field of work.
For full details of what is on offer, key topics covered, and how to book the face to face sessions please take a look at the attached brochure.
We look forward to supporting your professional development and improving palliative and end-of-life care for children and young people across South Yorkshire.
Please feel encouraged to share this amongst teams and colleagues.
