At Overgate Hospice we recognise that education is a key component of professional care. We hope to equip healthcare professionals with the required knowledge to improve the palliative care services of the future.
The Hospice is committed to community engagement in Calderdale through education and communication, with the aim of ensuring those affected by a life-limiting illness receive quality care wherever they are. To this end the Hospice provides a diverse programme of evidence and practice-based education. Courses offered are designed to attract professionals from different disciplines and are promoted widely to community health and social care professionals and are delivered across various sites.
Some of the fantastic education and training we have provided include:
The Horizon Group
The Horizon Group was established working with Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, Calderdale Council and the Calderdale Council of Mosques was to address the low take-up of end of life care services by Calderdale residents of South Asian background. As part of the project, three information events were held in partnership with the Council of Mosques at the Madni Mosque in Halifax with over 250 people attending. The shared project was submitted to the national Skills for Care 2018 awards where it was one of three finalists. It was highly commended in the “Most effective approach to integrated new models of care” category.
End of Life Care Champions
In collaboration with the End of Life Care Facilitator from the Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, we have developed an ‘End of Life Care Champions’ programme.
The programme is designed to develop the confidence and skills of professionals in community roles who care for and support patients in the last year of life and has been extremely success throughout Calderdale.