Certificate of Higher Education Developing Palliative and End of Life …

The aim of this course is to enable you to develop your knowledge and skills in caring for palliative and end of life care patients. The palliative and end of life care service is a dynamic and challenging environment in which to work. This course will enable you to more confidently contribute to the care of palliative and end of life patients and their families. The course is flexible in delivery to enable you to continue in practice whilst benefitting from part-time study.


Continuous improvement of care delivery to this patient group is paramount in the current agenda of palliative and end of life care and this is reflected within the content of the course. Throughout your studies you will be encouraged to adopt an enquiring attitude to your practice in order to ensure that patients and their relatives get the highest possible standard of care.

The course aims to provide an award that will provide you with the necessary professional values, communication and interpersonal skills necessary for caring for this group of patients. This is an ideal opportunity to undertake a course with higher education accreditation and is your first step towards continuing your studies in higher education.