Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Education
‘What Do I Say?’ - Basic Communication Skills
Run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – MPH Site
Duration – 6 hours
Open to – Somerset NHS FT staff only
Credits - 6
A one day interactive workshop which builds on basic communication skills and gives you skill and techniques to deal with those 'difficult' questions.
Intermediate Communication Skills
Run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – MPH Site
Duration – 6 hours
Open to – Somerset NHS FT staff only
Credits - 6
This study day will look at the core communication skills that need every day situations with patients, relatives and colleagues. It will focus on two models of communication ENGAGE and SPIKEs which will look at breaking bad news and how to use our time with patients smarter.
Ambassadors in Palliative Care
Run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – MPH Site
Duration – 3 days (non-consecutive)
Open to – Somerset NHS FT staff only
Credits - 18
This is a 3 day course suitable for clinical staff (Band 3 or above) who provide care for patients with specialist palliative care symptom control needs and/or end of life care. The course will help develop a better understanding of common symptoms experienced by palliative and end of life care patients and best management of these symptoms. It will improve knowledge and skills in understanding how best to care for someone who is dying, essential nursing and spiritual care and identifying patient and family priorities at the end of life. There will also be a focus on the ethical and legal issues raised in palliative and end of life care.
Last Days of Life Care
Run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust – YDH Site
Duration – 6 hours
Open to – Everyone
Credits - 6
This course is run by the Yeovil-based Palliative Care team and focuses on symptom management in the last days of life. There are two courses available, one aimed at nurses, the other at healthcare assistants.
Contact robert.lutyens@somersetft.nhs.uk for more details
Bereavement Study Day
Run by Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Duration – One day
Open to – Everyone
Credits – 6
The course will cover all aspects of the practical and professional aspects of bereavement as well the theories of grief. This course will also cover spiritual care and after death care.