Principles of Palliative Care Training Course (ACP module)

This modules teaches learners how to effectively support patients with severe health-related suffering including those at the end of life.

This course is aimed at health professionals who work with patients requiring palliative support, including those at the end of life, in generalist settings. This might include (but is not limited to) paramedics, nurses and allied health professionals working in pre-hospital, primary or community care, ICU, rehabilitation, geriatrics and frailty. The course is taught over six weeks, with two further weeks for formative and summative assessments. It will next run on Tuesdays in March and April 2026. Delivery will combine lectures from a multidisciplinary team of experts, discussion seminars, interactive workshops, case-based discussions and simulations with professional actors. Teaching will cover symptom control, communication skills, advanced care planning as well as ethical and legal issues in palliative care. There will be a chance to reflect on the existential dimensions of facing the end of life and caring for those doing so.

IELTS 7.0 is required with no subtest below 7.0

International students: £1,180

UK students: £1,180

UK/Home: £1,180

International: £1,180

March 2026

• London, United Kingdom