If you are a healthcare professional with an interest in palliative care, you may benefit from training at the St Gemma’s Academic Unit of Palliative Care.
We offer a range of palliative and end of life education programmes for healthcare professionals.
Limited free and funded places available
We are pleased to offer a number of free or funded places on some of our programmes, available through certain workplaces. To see if you’re eligible, please refer to the individual course details and criteria.
For further details and dates for all courses, or to enquire about education not currently in our brochure, please contact us on AUPCCourses@st-gemma.co.uk or call our Academic Unit on 0113 2185500.
Current palliative care courses and workshops running at the Academic Unit of Palliative Care
Compassionate Communication – End of Life Communication Skills
Virtual
4hrs
24th March 2026; 27th October 2026
This session equips you with the tools and confidence to navigate sensitive conversations with empathy and clarity (Supportive level, NHSE 2025)
Overview of Advance Care Planning (Including understanding the ReSPECT process)
Virtual
4hrs
29th May 2026; 24th September 2026
This session will help you feel confident and competent in initiating, supporting, sharing and recording conversations on advance care planning (Supportive, Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025)
Symptom Management Study Day: Holistic Needs Assessment
St Gemma’s Academic Unit
Full day
19th May 2026; 24th November 2026
A full-day study session covering Holistic Needs Assessment in palliative care; assessment and management of nausea, vomiting and constipation; delirium and terminal agitation (Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025).
Symptom Management Study Day: Pain, breathlessness and fatigue in palliative care
St Gemma’s Academic Unit
Full day
12th May 2026; 19th November 2026
A full-day study session covering assessment and management of pain, breathlessness, and fatigue in palliative care (Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025).
This session will build your awareness and confidence in supporting people through grief and bereavement (Supportive, Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025).
Ethical Issues in Palliative Care and End of Life Decision Making Study Session
Virtual
4hrs
30th April 2026; 10th November 2026
This session will explore a range of ethical and legal considerations that guide end of life decision-making (Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025).
Spirituality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at End of Life
Virtual
4hrs
28th April 2026; 8th September 2026
This session enhances confidence in supporting spiritual needs, explores inequities in palliative care, and shares best practices for building compassionate communities (Supportive, Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025).
This study day aims to build confidence and skills in engaging in difficult end-of-life care conversations with people you support and their families or carers (Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025).
This session addresses the challenges of delivering compassionate, person-centred palliative care for people with dementia (Supportive, Assistive & Registration levels, NHSE 2025).
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