Our team aims to support Practice Development in Palliative Care for all staff across all sites in Greater Glasgow Division. This will be achieved by leading and facilitating Practice Development initiatives, as instructed by the Palliative Care Practice Development Steering Committee, MCN, Living and Dying well Acute Group and dissemination of evidence based care. We work closely with Palliative Care Teams, clinical staff and local education and training providers.
Are you a Health Care Professional working across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – Acute, Hospice or Care Home and are interested in accessing communication skills training? If so, Palliative Care Practice Development in conjunction with other education departments currently provide three communication skills training courses that can support your development. The Communications Skills Course Descriptor* will allow you to select the most appropriate course – please access this information before signing up for one of the communication skills training courses.
All our latest education / training can be found through the calendar below. If you do not have access to NHSGGC StaffNet please contact the team directly with any enquires.
Email: PallCarePracticeDev@ggc.scot.nhs.uk or Telephone: 0141 211-1525
Our Latest Training can be found on the Palliative Care Education / Training Calendar
Open PDF file above and click on individual events to open up further information including booking details. Use the back button to return to the calendar.
*An updated Communications Skills Course Descriptor will be published here shortly once training dates for the 2nd half of 2017 have been confirmed.
Anticipatory Care Planning
- Frequently asked questions (Scottish Government Website)
- The advance & anticipatory care planning (ACP) toolkit (HS
Education for Scotland Website) - My Thinking Ahead and Making Plans Booklet
DNACPR
- NHS Scotland DNACPR policy (Scottish Government website)
Care of the dying and Bereavement care
- NHSGGC Guidance At End of Life (GAEL)
- What Can Happen When Someone is Dying
PDF booklet on Bereavement webpage - Information and Support for Relatives & Friends, When Someone Has Died
PDF booklet on Bereavement webpage
- Rollout of the McKinley Syringe Pump. (To replace Graseby MS26 Syringe Driver in high use areas.) Guidelines
Should you identify a particular palliative care training need within your area please do not hesitate to contact us at: 0141 211 1525
Useful Links
Hospital Palliative Care Teams:
