Identifying people approaching the end of life

Although challenging and emotionally demanding, caring for those approaching the end of life is one of the most important and rewarding areas of care.

However, many health and social care staff have had insufficient training in identifying those who are approaching the end of life, in communicating with them or in delivering optimal care.

To address this, a major workforce development initiative is now underway, with particular emphasis on staff for whom end of life care is only one aspect of their work.

This initiative includes the provision of training programmes based on the skills or “competences” required by different staff groups.

Find out more about these competences

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