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Course Content
This session provides an overview of recognising and managing palliative care emergencies, focusing on identifying patients at risk, recognising key signs and symptoms, and understanding treatment options and pathways for urgent referral (Advanced level, NHSE 2025).
Clinical emergencies can happen suddenly in palliative and end of life care. Without urgent medical attention, they can affect a patient’s prognosis and quality of life.
This session considers
- Recognise patients at risk of a palliative care emergency
- Recognition of the signs and symptoms including (Malignant Spinal Cord Compression, Malignant Superior Vena Cava Obstruction, severe haemorrhage, neutropenic sepsis, delirium, seizures)
- Treatment options and management
- How and when to refer for urgent treatment.
Eligibility Criteria
This session is ideal for senior registered healthcare professionals (band 6 and above, or equivalent) supporting patients with terminal and long-term conditions receiving palliative and end of life care.
Dates & Key Information
Date: Wednesday 20th May 2026
Half-day interactive tele-education session via Zoom
Session Features
- Delivered by Senior Specialist Palliative Care Clinicians
- Safe, respectful learning environment
- Interactive group exercises and case scenario based discussions
- Practical strategies and guidelines
- Session is mapped to NHSE 2025 core capabilities (Advanced level)
- End of session reflective exercise
- Link to resources.
Facilitator
Dr Jason Ward, Consultant in Palliative Medicine at St Gemma’s Hospice
Cost
£100 per person
(Funded places are available for colleagues in Leeds Community Healthcare and Leeds Primary Care Teams)