St Giles Hospice Quality Account 2018/2019 St Giles Hospice 2018-19 Quality Account | Page 23

15.3 St Giles Hospice
Conferences
Social Media in Palliative Care
2018 Conference
This conference was aimed at any
healthcare professional providing
end of life care, particularly
palliative care colleagues working
across a variety of inpatient and
community settings, including
consultants, specialist registrars,
nurses and those health care
professionals who may be wanting
to know more about social media
and how it might impact on the
future of palliative care.
“Fantastic, so many great
tales, discussions and a really
informative event.”
“Excellent speakers and
knowledge from them
was fantastic.”
“I have learned something
new from every speaker today
– so much information – great
ideas – my head is buzzing.”
“Information today will
enhance my engagement
with patients in the future
and has given me new
exciting ways to help support
patients to take more control
of their life/death.”
Raising awareness re the
importance of Advanced Care
Planning (ACP)/Digital legacies.
15.4 QCF Qualifications
We have put together a varied
programme of QCF courses this
year, covering topics that haven’t
been offered previously; Dignity
and Safeguarding and Customer
Service. Alongside these new
courses we are also offering
Dementia Care, End of Life Care
and Customer Service within
Health and Social Care Settings.
Our End of Life Care course,
which is currently being offered
to the South Staffordshire End
of Life Care Action Alliance, in
an initiative to provide end of life
care training to members of the
alliance group. In total between
April 2018 and March 2019 we
will have enrolled 86 learners on
QCF courses.
15.5 Summer School
Ran successfully once again,
in July 2018. We recruited 15
students from schools across our
catchment area and a full four
day programme was provided to
support and inspire young people
interested in a career in care.
15.6 Student Nurses
Both our inpatient units offer
placements to nursing students
from Birmingham City University,
Wolverhampton University and
Stafford University. This year we
ran a pilot scheme with students
splitting their placement between
time on the IPU and time with the
Community Nurse Specialists.
Whittington Barracks sent six
Military Nursing students this
year, and our Lymphoedema
Clinic provided a placement for
seven Podiatry students.
Feedback from students is
always excellent and we have
received requests for elective
placements as a result of
spending time here on the IPUs.
These are placements for third
year students who are able to
choose an area or specialism.
“Felt privileged to support
patients and families at the
end of their lives.”
“We were made to feel
part of the team which
was very motivating.”
“It has been a lovely
placement, all staff have been
very friendly and welcoming,
would recommend to others.”
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