Learning resources – other organisations
This section highlights selected learning resources relevant to health and social care staff working with people nearing end of life. Please be aware that it is not an exhaustive list.
General end of life care education and training
Lessons Learned
Lessons Learned is an interactive e-learning programme from Macmillan Cancer Support designed to address the experience of patients and their carers when facing end of life issues. You will need to register to use the site, but there is no charge.
Visit the Lessons Learned website
be.macmillan learning resources and courses.
A selection of learning programmes to improve your knowledge of all aspects of palliative care. Including a CD explaining how to manage breathlessness in patients.
You need to register as a professional, and then go to ‘Order information’, ‘Resources for health and social care professionals’ then ‘learning resources and courses’.
Visit be.macmillan learning resources and courses
Current Learning in Palliative Care (CLIP)
A collection of 15 minute, online tutorials, developed by Help the Hospices from Helping the Patient with Advanced Disease: a Workbook, Regnard C, ed. Radcliffe Medical Press 2004.
With Respect: training materials for home care & residential care
Hosted by the Dignity in Care Network, two collections of dignity-specific training resources designed for health and social care ataff providing care for a) residents of care homes, or b) for people living in their own homes
Download the With Respect training materials from the Dignity in Care Network website
Evaluation Toolkit
An evidence-based framework for assessing
- the outcomes of end of life care learning event
- changes in confidence and competence.
The tool is linked to the Common Core Competences for End of Life Care (DH 2009), covers all four competence areas and the overarching values and knowledge.
The toolkit is available on the East Midlands Cancer Network website (create a free account to access the materials on the site)
NHS Local – end of life
A collection of resources related to end of life care, including videos submitted by members of the public listing 5 things they want to do before they die.
http://nhslocal.nhs.uk/my-health/end-of-life?page=1
New end of life care education and training strategy
South East London Cancer Network and Marie Curie Cancer Care have developed a comprehensive end of life care education and training strategy.
Download the strategy from the Marie Curie Cancer Care Delivering Choice Programme website
Skills for Care
Working in consultation with carers, employers and service users, Skills for Care aims to modernise adult social care in England by ensuring qualifications and standards continually adapt to meet the changing needs of people who use care services.
Visit the Skills for Care website
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE)
SCIE improves the lives of people who use care services by sharing knowledge about what works. Their website includes a growing number of end of life care learning resources.
Skills for Health
Skills for Health is the UK’s health sector skills council. It helps the whole sector develop solutions to deliver a skilled and flexible workforce in order to improve health and health care.
Visit the Skills for Health website
Advance Care Planning website
This resource written by Nurse Consultant Cathy Butterworth includes a free learning pack designed for health and social care staff working in care homes.
Vist the Advance Care Planning website
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) website
US resource offering palliative care tools, training and technical assistance.
Communication skills
Connected
Connected is the national communication skills programme for the NHS.
Living and Dying with COPD
An educational package including short film clips of patients’ and carers’ stories and views on diagnosis and end of life dialogue and an ‘expert panel’ discussion on ways to approach these issues with tips on how to improve the consultation. Recommended for use by a facilitator as part of an educational package on communication skills, or COPD care
Mental Capacity Act 2005
Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment Training Programme
The ADRT Training Programme produces training and guidance for health and social care professionals about Advance Decisions to Refuse Treatment.
Visit the ADRT training Programme website
Mental Capacity Act E-Learning Site
These short narrated presentations introduce practitioners to the Mental Capacity Act and explain its impact on palliative care.
Visit the Mental Capacity Act E-Learning Site
Mental Capacity Act training materials
The Department of Health, in partnership with the Welsh Assembly Government and the Social Care Institute for Excellence, published five sets of training materials to support the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act 2005.
These include the Mental Capacity Act Core Training Set, which provides in-depth information and guidance on what the MCA means to people working in health and social care. This was developed by the University of Central Lancashire and the Social Care Workforce Research Unit at King’s College, London.
Download Mental Capacity Act training materials from the DH website
Other education and training resources
NHS Healthcare Workforce portal
This portal provides one-stop access to NHS healthcare workforce planning information, knowledge, intelligence and practical tools.
Visit the NHS Healthcare Workforce portal
Self Care resources on www.selfmanagement.co.uk
A library of self care resources, from DH guidance papers to online toolkits to help patients directly or those caring for people living with long term health conditions.
Visit the Self Care resources page on www.selfmanagement.co.uk
Walk a mile in my shoes – scrutiny of dignity and respect for individuals in health and social care services: a guide
Designed to assist Overview and Scrutiny Committees to raise awareness and understanding of dignity and respect for individuals who are receiving health and social care services.
Download Walk a mile in my shoes from the Centre for Public Scrutiny website
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