Palliative and End of Life Care in Dementia

Palliative and End of Life Care in Dementia

Frontline staff working in palliative and end of life care in dementia may be interested in the excellent training opportunity below, provided free of charge by NHS Education Scotland (NES) and the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). 

Please note that you do not necessarily need to be working toward the Promoting Excellence Framework to apply for this opportunity. 

More information and a link to apply to take part are detailed in the leaflet below:

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