Evaluating the impact of an end-of-life dementia care training workshop in Dorset

Liu, S; Fisher, R; Innes, A

Abstract

End-of-life care training has a positive
impact on healthcare professionals’
ability and confidence to deliver
palliative care.1With essential training,
healthcare professionals may develop a better
understanding of, and better skills for,
advance care planning (ACP), which will be
helpful when they care for older people with
long-term conditions and at risk of losing
mental capacity due to dementia.2 In nursing
homes, with proper staff training, highstandard
palliative care can become an
effective alternative to aggressive medical
treatment for residents living with dementia.3
This article discusses findings from three
questionnaires administered between July and
December 2014 to evaluate the impact of an
end-of-life care training workshop delivered to
156 staff working for the Dorset Clinical
Commissioning Group in England. It was
organised by the National Council for
Palliative Care (NCPC), an umbrella charity
working across the statutory, voluntary and
independent sectors for all those involved in
palliative, end-of-life and hospice care in
England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Citation

Liu, S., Fisher, R., & Innes, A. (2016). Evaluating the impact of an end-of-life dementia care training workshop in Dorset. European journal of palliative care, 23(2), 74-77

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Jun 28, 2017
• Journal: European Journal of Palliative Care
• Print ISSN: 1352-2779
• Electronic ISSN: 1479-0793
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 74-77
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