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North East Care Homes network

A partnership with Akari Care to create a community of practice for care home staff caring for residents living with a terminal illness.

Objectives

  • Increase knowledge and confidence of care home staff to provide holistic person-centred care for palliative and end of life residents.
  • Establish a community of practice to help improve and transform services and influence resident outcomes and experiences.

What participants have said

  • "Open and informative. Enjoyed the guest speaker."
  • "Very informative. Allowed me to update my knowledge and skills assessment."
  • "Thank you for putting on these sessions, they are very valuable."
  • "Really enjoyed the session and looking forward to the next."

Curriculum

Following a curriculum setting meeting, the network ran for 12 sessions between April 2022 and July 2023. This network was solely for Akari Care Homes staff.

Co-designed curriculum:.

  • Right to Refuse –  7 April 2022
  • Pain Management – 5 May 2022
  • Agitation at End of Life – 26 May 2022
  • Non-Verbal Needs and Communication – 17 November 2022
  • Tissue Viability – 19 January 2023
  • Emotional Support –  9 February 2023
  • Holistic Person Centred Care – 9 March 2023
  • Personalised approach to care – 20 April 2023
  • Difficult Conversations at End of Life / De-escalating Conflict – 15 June 2023
  • When Care Doesn't Go to Plan – 28 June 2023
  • Staff Resilience – 20 July 2023

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Your Marie Curie Project ECHO North East Care Homes network team

An ECHO hub is a multidisciplinary team trained to deliver ECHO knowledge networks.

  • ECHO Facilitator: Vicki Ewart, Clinical Nurse Educator
  • ECHO Co-ordinator: Morag Green, Administration Services Supervisor