Prepared to Care? - Supporting Patients with Mental Health & Palliative Care Needs

Venue: The Hospice of St Francis, Spring Garden Lane, Northchurch, BERKHAMSTED, Herts HP4 3GW, The Colonnades, Beaconsfield Close, HATFIELD AL10 8YE,
Times: 09:30 am – 04:30 pm

Next course dates available

  • 11th June 2024 (09:30am - 04:30pm)

Dates and locations

Date: Thursday 02nd May 2024, 09.30 – 16.30

Venue: The Hospice of St Francis, Spring Garden Lane, Northchurch, BERKHAMSTED, Herts HP4 3GW

Course Fee: Free

(lunch is provided-thanks to the generosity of Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Trust))

Date: Tuesday 11th June 2024, 09.30 – 16.30


Venue: The Colonnades, Beaconsfield Close, HATFIELD AL10 8YE


Course Fee: Free (lunch is provided)

Course aims

This one day course aims to bring healthcare professionals from both disciplines together with the primary objective of learning from each other. The programme will allow for collaborative work during sessions alongside separate sessions for each discipline and will build on the success of previously run such courses.

Objectives

Mental Health professionals

Palliative Care professionals

Recognising deterioration and dying
What can palliative care offer individuals?
How to approach future planning discussions

An overview of mental health care conditions
What support and services can mental health offer individuals?

Referral Pathways
Collaborative approaches through case study work and discussion

Open to any mental health or generalist/specialist palliative care staff who want an introduction into this important area of care.

Please contact education@stfrancis.org.uk to book a place – please include your name, email address, job title and place of work along with any special dietary requests.