Palliative Care training for front line staff – 6th December, Edinburgh

Palliative Care training for front line staff – 6th December, Edinburgh

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) are looking for front line workers involved in the palliative and end of life care of people with dementia to attend their training in Edinburgh.

This free, one-day course is aimed at health and social care staff from care homes and care at home services who are working at the Dementia Skilled Level of Promoting Excellence.

Recent Scottish Care focus on palliative and end of life care has shown that our workforce are keen to develop their knowledge and understanding in this area, and we would encourage as many of you as possible to attend.

For more information, see the attached flyer.

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