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SUMMARY:Make a Will 2025
DESCRIPTION:Make a Will to care for your loved ones\, and St Clare\nYour will is the only way you can be sure your wishes will be carried out\, and your loved ones protected after you die.  \nProtect your loved ones by taking part in our Make a Will campaign\, where local solicitors will waive their usual fees (often starting at around £220 for a basic will!) in exchange for a donation to St Clare Hospice. \nHow it works\nFrom 1st June\, you can make or amend your will – all that your chosen solicitor will ask is that you kindly make the suggested minimum donation to St Clare Hospice: \n\n£180 – Single will\n£220 – Double will\n£95 – Amended will\n\nStep 1 – Choose your solicitor and call them directly \nContact one of our participating solicitors (shown below) and quote ‘St Clare Make a Will’ to book your appointment. \n\nFoort-Tayler – Dunmow\nGKP Legal & Wealth – Ongar\nStapley & Co – Loughton\nWade & Davies – Dunmow – 4 appointments available\nWestcott Wills – Bishop’s Stortford – 5 appointments available from October 2025\nKerry Nabarro at Pluto Probate – St Clare Hospice & Hastingwood\n\nStep 2 – Make your donation \nBefore your appointment with your chosen solicitor\, make your donation to St Clare Hospice – in lieu of the will writer’s usual fee. Please note: You may incur further charges if your will is complex. \n \n\n \n  \nStep 3 – Have your appointment \nFeel the satisfaction of finally organising your affairs or making amends to your will that you’ve been meaning to make for some time – all while supporting your local hospice. \n\nGet in touch with us\nFor more information\, please contact our Corporate Relationship Fundraiser\, Sydney Sykes by emailing sydney.sykes@stclarehospice.org.uk or calling 01279 773769.
URL:https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/make-a-will/
LOCATION:Essex
CATEGORIES:Corporate
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SUMMARY:Bereavement Support Training for Care Homes
DESCRIPTION:Specialist training for registered and unregistered practitioners in West Essex and East Hertfordshire.\nLed by Amanda Orange\, Family Therapist | Tier 1 Foundation Level \nSupportive\, confident and compassionate bereavement care is essential within every care home and domiciliary care setting. St Clare Hospice’s Bereavement Support Training for Care Homes is a highly practical course designed specifically for health and social care professionals working in residential\, nursing or home care environments. \nDelivered by experienced St Clare family therapist Amanda Orange\, this interactive session provides foundational knowledge and real-world techniques to enhance the emotional support offered to residents\, family members and staff. \nWhether you are a registered nurse\, senior carer\, care assistant\, support worker or team leader\, this course equips you with the confidence and understanding needed to respond sensitively and professionally to grief and loss in care settings. \nBook now \n\nWhy choose this bereavement training?\nThis Tier 1 Foundation course is part of St Clare Hospice’s comprehensive palliative and end-of-life education programme\, developed to strengthen core skills for all heath and social care practitioners. The session is suitable for those new to care as well as experienced staff seeking to refresh and update their knowledge. \nThe 3-hour session takes place at St Clare Hospice in Hastingwood\, and is delivered in an engaging\, supportive and reflective format. \n\nWho is this course for?\nThis bereavement support training is ideal for: \n\nRegistered and unregistered care home practitioners\nNursing home staff\nDomiciliary carers\nHealthcare assistants and support workers\nSenior carers\, team leaders and managers\nProfessionals working within adult social care\n\nIf you work in a role that supports residents and families through illness\, decline or end-of-life care\, this training offers essential skills and insights. \n\nAbout the course\nDuration: 3 hours \nFormat: Onsite session at St Clare Hospice \nTime: 9.30am to 12.30pm (tea and coffee will be available) \nTrainer: Amanda Orange\, St Clare family therapist \nThis interactive training blends reflective exercises\, communication practice and real world scenarios to help practitioners understand grief\, recognise emotional impact and provide compassionate support while maintaining professional boundaries. \n\nLearning outcomes\nBy the end of this course\, participants will be able to: \n\nRecognise the emotional impact of bereavement on individuals in health and care settings\, including residents\, families and staff.\nUnderstand core principles of grief and loss\, including common emotional and behavioural responses.\nUse effective listening and communication skills\, such as empathy\, silence and reflective responses to support someone who is grieving.\nIdentify appropriate professional boundaries and understand when and how to refer individuals to specialist bereavement services.\nExamine challenges and barriers to providing bereavement support within care settings and explore practical ways to overcome them.\nReflect on personal beliefs and responses to death\, dying and grief and understand how these shape professional practice and emotional resilience.\n\n\nWhat makes this training valuable?\n\nDesigned specifically for care homes and domiciliary care environments\nDelivered by an experienced therapist specialising in family support and grief\nBuilds confidence in having sensitive conversations\nProvides practical skills that can be applied immediately in your workplace\nSupports regulation and quality standards in care and nursing homes\nHelps improve wellbeing and resilience among care staff\n\n\nBenefits for care homes and providers\nInvesting in bereavement training helps care homes to: \n\nEnhance the quality of emotional and psychological support offered to residents and their families\nStrengthen staff confidence in responding to grief\, loss and end-of-life experiences\nImprove communication between staff\, families and multidisciplinary teams\nPromote a compassionate\, person-centred culture within the care setting\nSupport staff wellbeing and reduce emotional burnout\n\n\nHow to book Bereavement Support Training\nIf you would like to pay by invoice\, please email us at education@stclarehospice.org.uk with your full contact details (name\, organisation\, address and telephone number). Your place will be reserved once we receive your email. \nAlternatively\, you can secure your place today by completing the online form below and making payment online. \n\n\n \n\n\nFor further information about this course\, please contact our Education Team by emailing them at education@stclarehospice.org.uk.
URL:https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/bereavement-support-training-for-care-homes/
LOCATION:St Clare Hospice\, St Clare Hospice\, Hastingwood\, Essex\, CM17 9JX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training
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SUMMARY:Spotlight On Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Online education for healthcare professionals to advance their skills in managing nausea and vomiting in palliative care.\nLed by Dr Ros Marvin\, Consultant in Palliative Medicine | Tier 2 Intermediate Level  \nNausea and vomiting are among the most distressing and complex symptoms experienced by patients with life-limiting conditions. Effective assessment and management are essential to improving comfort\, dignity and quality of life at the end of life. \nThis intermediate level palliative care webinar\, delivered by St Clare Hospice’s expert clinical team is designed for healthcare professionals working regularly with palliative and end-of-life care patients who want to deepen their knowledge and build confidence in managing challenging symptoms. \nBook now \n\nWho is this webinar for?\nThis 60 minute webinar is ideal for: \n\nDoctors\, registered nurses and allied health professionals\nClinicians working in community\, hospital and primary care settings who support patients with advanced illness\, complex symptoms or end-of-life care needs\n\nThis session aims to give you the symptom management skills to manage nausea and vomiting for patients with palliative care needs. \n\nWebinar focus: Diagnosis and management of nausea and vomiting\nThis interactive online presentation will explore the diagnosis and management of nausea and vomiting in palliative care patients\, including: \n\nUnderstanding underlying causes in life-limiting illness\nClinical assessment and differential diagnosis\nEvidence-based management strategies\nPharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches\nCase presentations drawn from real palliative care practice\n\nThe session includes interactive discussion\, allowing participants to reflect on clinical challenges and share learning with peers. \n\nWhy choose this Tier 2 webinar?\n\nDevelop specialist knowledge in palliative symptom management\nImprove patient comfort and quality of life\nGain practical insights you can apply immediately in clinical practice\nLearn from experienced hospice clinicians\n\n\nRegister for this Spotlight On webinar\nTo secure your place on this essential palliative care education webinar\, and enhance your confidence in managing nausea and vomiting in patients with life-limiting illness\, please complete the online form below and make payment online. \nAlternatively\, if you would like to pay by invoice\, please email us at education@stclarehospice.org.uk with your full contact details (name\, organisation\, address and telephone number). Your place will be reserved once we receive your email. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nFor further information about this webinar\, please contact our Education Team by emailing them at education@stclarehospice.org.uk.
URL:https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/spotlight-on-nausea-and-vomiting-in-palliative-care-webinar/
LOCATION:Essex
CATEGORIES:Education and Training
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Namaste Care - February workshop
DESCRIPTION:Free online dementia care training for paid and unpaid carers delivered by St Clare Hospice\nLed by Joanne Morrison\, Dementia Support Co-ordinator | Tier 1 Foundation Level  \nSt Clare Hospice’s Introduction to Namaste Care workshop is a free online training session designed to support both paid care staff and unpaid family carers who look after people living with advanced dementia across West Essex and East Hertfordshire. \nThis interactive online workshop provides practical skills\, compassionate approaches and essential knowledge to help carers improve quality of life for people with advanced dementia through the internationally recognised Namaste Care approach. \n\nWho is this workshop for?\nThis free workshop forms part of St Clare Hospice’s Tier 1 Foundation training\, introducing the core principles of Namaste Care\, a person-centred\, multi-sensory care programme that focuses on connection\, comfort and dignity. \nParticipants will learn how to use simple\, meaningful activities to support people living with advanced dementia to feel calmer\, more engaged and emotionally supported. \nThis workshop is ideal for: \n\nFamily members caring for a loved one with advanced dementia\nUnpaid carers supporting someone at home\nCare home staff\nDomiciliary and home care workers\nHealth and social care professionals\n\nIf you support someone living with advanced dementia in West Essex or East Hertfordshire\, this training will provide practical tools you can use immediately in your caring role. No previous formal training is required. \n\nAbout the workshop\nDuration: 2 hours \nFormat: Online via Zoom \nTime: 2pm to 4pm \nFacilitator: Joanne Morrison\, St Clare Hospice’s Dementia Support Co-ordinator \nSupporting speaker: Caroline Ashton\, Admiral Nurse\, Princess Alexandra Hospital \nNamaste Care is an internationally recognised dementia care programme which teaches you to use simple activities that stimulate the five senses (touch\, hearing\, sight\, smell\, taste) to help people with dementia connect and engage with others. \nThe word Namaste is a Hindi greeting that means ‘to honour the spirit within’\, which reflects the compassionate philosophy at the heart of this approach. Multi-sensory activities can involve music\, food and drink as well as therapeutic touch and massage. These basic principles are simple to learn and easy to put into practice when caring for someone with dementia. \n\nWhat makes this training valuable?\nIntroduction to Namaste Care aims to empower both unpaid carers and paid care staff to deliver high-quality\, compassionate care to local people living with advanced dementia. \n\nLearn from dementia care experts\, including St Clare’s Dementia Support Co-ordinator and an Admiral Nurse\nDiscover practical and easy to apply techniques that you can use immediately in everyday caring situations to support wellbeing and connection\n\nFollowing on from this introductory course\, attendees will be invited to join a Namaste Network Group\, where they will be able to share best practice\, successes and learning points from putting Namaste care into practice within the caring work environment. \n\nBenefits to carers\nThis workshop supports carers by: \n\nIncreasing confidence in supporting people with advanced dementia\nReducing feelings of helplessness when communication becomes difficult\nProviding simple tools to improve quality of life for those you care for\nHelping carers feel more emotionally connected to the person they support\nOffering reassurance that small\, meaningful actions can make a big difference\n\n\nHow to book this Introduction to Namaste Care workshop\nThis online workshop is free to attend\, but places are limited so early booking is essential. To secure your place today\, complete the online form below. \n\n\n \n\n\nFor more information about St Clare Hospice’s Dementia Support Service\, please contact Joanne Morrison on 07534 031702 or email dementia@stclarehospice.org.uk. \nTo learn more about St Clare Hospice’s Education and Training programme\, click here. Alternatively\, email our Education Team at education@stclarehospice.org.uk to discuss your training requirements. \n\n\nAlzheimer’s Society ‘Working to Become Dementia Friendly’ Accreditation\nIn January 2024\, St Clare Hospice were recognised by the Alzheimer’s Society and awarded ‘Working to Become Dementia Friendly’ accreditation\, as a result of our commitment to improving the experience of people living with dementia\, their families and carers.
URL:https://stclarehospice.org.uk/event/introduction-to-namaste-care-february-workshop/
LOCATION:Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Education and Training
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