Frailty, Dementia and End of Life

Here you'll find details and links to available system wide training and MSE individual providers training offers in relation to Frailty, FrEDA and End of Life.

Welcome to Frailty, Dementia and End of Life

NHS Essex Frailty, Dementia and End of Life Faculty provides resources, training and tools here relevant for all who may be serving adults living with frailty or dementia or any aged adults with palliative and end of life care needs so that we can all provide consistent, proactive personalised care that can improve the lives of those with complex care needs.

Here, you’ll find access to:

  • Details and links to available system-wide training
  • Details of individual providers training offers

You can explore the tools and information available to support your journey and development in frailty and end of life care across Essex below.

  • Frail+ Excellence in Personalised Care (Including How to Use FrEDA Training) Award winning free online learning module including 10 educational webinars to support all professionals working with adults with frailty, dementia or end of life (EOL) needs. Available here

  • Personalisation, Proactive (Anticipatory) Care and Shared Decision Making Skills Free online training designed and delivered by the Personalised Care Institute – For further information, email [email protected]

  • Advanced Palliative Care Course 20 sessions (one per month) delivered virtually by Fairleigh Hospice. Includes all topics required for those working at specialist level in palliative care. For further information, email [email protected]

  • Principles of Palliative Care Course 8 sessions delivered face to face at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford one day per week for 8 weeks. Includes all essential topics for those who are new to palliative care. For further information, email [email protected]

  • Mental Health Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Protection Safeguards One day, face to face training held at MSE’s Training and Education Suite, Brentwood Community Hospital, CM15 8DR. For further information and to register, see here

  • Mental Health Capacity Assessment Training One day, face to face training held at MSE’s Training and Education Suite, Brentwood Community Hospital, CM15 8DR. For further information and to register, see here

  • Advanced Practice Seminars Virtual webinars covering various subjects related to clinical practice. To view recordings of previous sessions, visit the Advanced Practice Directorate page here. For details of upcoming sessions, email [email protected]

  • Syringe Pump Training Virtual training available on demand here

  • BD Bodyguard Syringe Pump Resource Folder Available here

  • Macmillan Cancer Support Education and Training Virtual training sessions on a range of topics relevant to healthcare professionals working in cancer care including: cancer information and support, psychological care and communication skills, leadership and professional development, palliative and end of life care, personalised care and support planning and primary, community and social care. To access this training visit the website here.

  • Marie Curie Palliative Care Knowledge Zone For health and social care professionals who are not specialists in palliative care. Online learning modules include: condition specific care, care at the end of life, symptom management, recognising an emergency, planning and communication, guidance and safeguarding. To access this training visit the website here.
  • Registered Nurse Verification of Expected Death Half day, face to face training held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford.

  • Use of Syringe Pumps Half day, face to face training held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford.

  • Palliative and End of Life Care for Registered Nurses: The Essentials Three day course for Registered Nurses held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford. Includes: communication skills, symptom management, ACP, DNACPR, identifying dying, bereavement, spirituality, ethics and self care.

  • Palliative and End of Life Care for Healthcare Support Workers Two day course for Healthcare Support Workers held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford. Includes: defining palliative care and end of life care, what normal dying looks like, understanding the benefits of a syringe pump, recognising total pain and exploration of supportive strategies, symptoms at end of life, ethical principles and importance.

  • Identifying Dying Half day, face to face training held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford.

  • Advance Care Planning Half day, face to face training held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford. Includes: PEACE, DNACPR, ACP, PPC, PPD, LPA

  • End of Life Care for Domiciliary Care Workers Three day course for Domiciliary Care Workers held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford in collaboration with Essex County Council, St Luke’s Hospice and St Francis Hospices. Includes: what is palliative and end of life care, challenges in delivering end of life care, communication skills, bereavement, spirituality, managing symptoms at home, ACP and DNACPR.

  • DNACPR for Those Having Recording Conversations with Patients and Families One day course held at Farleigh Hospice, Chelmsford for staff working at specialist level who complete DNACPR paperwork in the role of Senior Responsible Officer.

  • Cancer and Palliative Care Course 7 week, face to face course held at Little Havens Hospice, Thundersley. For further details contact the Southend Hospital Palliative Care team or register via elevate.

  • Palliative and End of Life Care Syringe Pump Training
  • Syringe Pump Initiation and Symptom Management

  • Registered Nurse Verification of Expected Adult Death

  • MCA and Safeguarding

  • Pain Management in Palliative and End of Life Care

  • Common Palliative and End of Life Care Symptom Management

  • Communication in Palliative and End of Life Care

  • Palliative Care Emergencies

  • Person Centred Care at End of Life
  • LSBU Degree and Masters Programmes in Palliative and End of Life Care 3 specialist modules delivered as a mixture of face to face and virtual. Modules include: pain and symptom management, psychosocial, spiritual and ethical aspects and dementia and other non-malignant conditions. Modules can be taken as stand alone or as part of a longer degree programme to achieve MSc. Programmes are eligible for HUK grant application funding. For further details contact

  • Essential Palliative and End of Life Care One day course delivered face to face and virtually. For further details contact

  • Advanced Communication Skills Training Two day course delivered face to face at St Francis Hospice. Training delivered by experienced facilitators and actors for real time feedback. For further details contact

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