Education and Training

Join a course and learn with us

Willen Hospice has devised a range of study days and courses for professionals who provide palliative and end of life care to patients. We have on-site training facilities that you can make use of, or arrange to attend courses to upskill your team. Our experienced staff are happy to tailor a study day to suit the needs of your organisation.

Courses

Registered Nurse Verification of Expected Adult Death (NVoEAD)

This hour long session is suitable for Registered Nurses who routinely manage patients who are at the end of their life and are based within the Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes area.

The RN must have someone in their workplace who is able to sign off their competencies or have contacts with a medical professional involved in their patient’s care who would be able to assess the Registered Nurse competence in NVoEAD.

During this training, we will not be able to sign off to say the RN is competent.

During this session you will explore what Registered Nurse Verification of Expected Adult Death is, who can and cannot be verified and the process of verification of a patient.

Delegates need to email LandPDadmin@willen-hospice.org.uk to book their place.

Management of Lymphoedema in Advanced Cancer and Oedema at the End of Life

This two hour session is suitable for registered nurses and health care assistances, based within the Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes area, who would like to gain or increase their knowledge, assessment skills and care for patients with Lymphoedema.

Each session is held face to face at Willen Hospice, and led by our Lymphoedema clinical nurse specialists.
Each session is limited to 10 spaces; and is on a first-come first-served basis.

Please email landpdadmin@willen-hospice.org.uk to book.

Recognising Dying

Aimed at both Registered Nurses and Senior Carers, this session includes recognising dying and the management of end of life symptoms.

These sessions are held in person at Willen Hospice and delivered by our specialist palliative care nurses.

– Dates to be confirmed

Please email LandPDadmin@willen-hospice.org.uk to book.

Emotional Intelligence & Resilience

Suitable for all levels of healthcare professionals, this session includes what is emotional intelligence and emotional resilience, as well as how emotional intelligence influences our clinical practice.

Dates TBC

These sessions are held in person at Willen Hospice and delivered by our specialist palliative care team.

Please email LandPDadmin@willen-hospice.org.uk to book.

Syringe Driver (CSCI) Training for Registered Nurses

This hour long session is suitable for Registered Nurses, who care for palliative patients.

It starts with some theory on the use of syringe drivers; the common drugs used and the advantages and disadvantages of using syringe drivers. This is followed by a practical session where you can familiarise yourself with the machine. Each session is held face to face at Willen Hospice, and led by our Syringe Driver Champion Nurses.

Each session is limited to 8 spaces on a first-come first-served basis. Dates to be confirmed.

Please email LandPDadmin@willen-hospice.org.uk to book.

Willen SPC Webinars

Join us for our monthly Specialist Palliative Care webinars, led by Willen Hospice Palliative Care Nurse Specialists.

Each month we host a new topic that will cover common Palliative Conditions, Symptom Management and End of Life Care topics.

These are available for all healthcare professionals involved in the care and management of Palliative and End of Life patients in all care settings.

Each session will be streamed via Microsoft Teams and recorded for internal future learning purposes (recordings will not be available to external applicants to Willen Hospice).

The Teams link will be sent to this email address a week prior to the webinar session.

When you attend the session, please add your name, role and where you work into the meetings chat- as this will be used as a Record of Attendees.

By attending the sessions, you agree to be filmed for internal future learning. If you wish to remain off-camera, please turn off once you have logged in.

These recordings will not be available for external candidates to view after the webinar.

What other courses are available locally?

Visit BLMK to find out more about other local courses.

In a typical year...
£11.23
our cost, per minute
11,000
phone calls to patients at home
600
fabulous volunteers
700
patients cared for at home
3,200
home visits
300
patients at the hospice
18,000
of cups of tea
290
counselling sessions
We can only provide the care we do thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, through their continued volunteering, fundraising and donations throughout the year. Your donation will enable us to continue providing care and support to those facing a life-limiting diagnosis, and to support their loved ones.