Enhancing end of life care and palliative care practice

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HEAD344DL – Level 6 – BSc (Hons) 20 credits – Part Time

APP729DL – Level 7 MSc 20 credits Part Time

These two online modules are delivered simultaneously and taught by a mix of specialist multi-disciplinary palliative care practitioners . They are open to multi-professional practitioners working in palliative and end of life care settings.

2026 dates

Cost: £1280

Day 1: 12 January 2026

Day 2: 19 January 2026

Day 3: 26 January 2026

Day 4: 2 February 2026

Day 5: 9 February 2026

Day 6: 23 February 2026

Tutorials – 2 March 2026

Closing date for applications is 1 December 2025

Day 1: 2 June 2026

Day 2: 9 June 2026

Day 3: 16 June 2026

Day 4: 23 June 2026

Day 5: 30 June 2026

Day 6: 7 July 2026

Tutorials – 14 July 2026 – 1 hour time slot only

Closing date for applications is 1 May 2026

Your feedback

Here is what some of our multi-professional students, who work in a range of palliative and end of life care settings, have to say:

“Have found the module extremely beneficial in supporting my practice and already have started to implement my learning into practice.”

Facilitating patient centred care and choice through advanced communication skills

Module information

Level 6

Level 7

This module will enable health & social care practitioners to develop a critical and reflective approach to caring for those living and dying with a life-limiting condition, promoting quality, dignity and choice in end of life care and palliative care services.

At the end of the module the learner will be expected to be able to:

• Critically evaluate the delivery of end of life care in their area of practice with reference to the evidence base, relevant quality markers, multi- professional working and ethical boundaries
• Demonstrate critical analysis of evidence base, end of life frameworks, polices and guidance
• Produce evidence of synthesis and effective review of end of life care in their area of practice.
• Produce evidence which demonstrates evidence of key areas of End of Life competence in accordance with role.
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This module is designed to provide evidence-based and clinically relevant content that is applicable to a range of clinical areas in both primary, secondary, palliative and end of life care environments. It will enable the practitioner to develop a critical and reflective approach to caring, promoting quality, dignity and choice in end of life care and palliative care services.

At the end of the module the learner will be expected to be able to:

• Exercise initiative and responsibility for identifying own learning needs
• Demonstrate a deep systematic and critical understanding of relevant literature and current evidence base of end of life and palliative care practice
• Articulate a current issue in palliative/end of life care and employ critical analysis of the surrounding evidence practice and policy, providing a detailed summary of key perspectives
• Critically examine how service provision may be transformed to benefit patient experience.
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Funded places

Please speak to your Practice Educator regarding any HEE CPD funding available within your organisation.

Non-funded places

To apply for a self-funded place please click to complete the application form and send to education@stlukes-hospice.org.uk or post to St Luke’s Education Team, St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth, Stamford Lane, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9XA.

Both Level 6 & 7 modules can be studied as stand-alone CPD short courses or masterclasses. Please contact education@stlukes-hospice.org for further information.

Payment can be made via credit card or invoice request. To make payment by credit card please contact the St Luke’s education administration team on 01752 964250, for invoicing, please submit details with your application form at least four weeks prior to the start date. Please note that payment is required prior to the course start.

Venue: This module is being run online via Zoom. Participants are required to use a computer or laptop with a camera and microphone.

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HEAD344DL – Level 6 – BSc (Hons) 20 credits – Part Time

APP729DL – Level 7 MSc 20 credits Part Time

Your feedback

“Have found the module extremely beneficial in supporting my practice and already have started to implement my learning into practice.”

Module information

Level 6

Level 7

Funded places

Non-funded places

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