Gosport / Education aspectsLearning from Deaths   Stephanie Millichope "I am a specialist community public health nurse and have been in nursing for 22 years.  My career is focused on patient safety, experience and quality of care having worked in acute and community provider settings, CCGs and NHS England.  I am currently a patient safety fellow funded by Health Education England and hosted by the Kent Academic Health Science Network. A colleague and I based in Dorset have been asked to look at the educational aspects of the Gosport Independent Inquiry published in 2018 and complete a year-long project in relation to learning from deaths."Heather Stacey  " I trained as an Occupational Therapist in London over 25 years ago and since then ha ...

A key priority in the vision of the Chief Nursing Officer for England (CNO) is to empower all nurses, midwives and care staff to be involved in having a strong professional collective voice. Ward and unit accreditation schemes are designed to improve the quality of care by empowering staff and supporting the sharing of best practice across areas.Join us to hear from colleagues already successfully leading accreditation schemes in practice, share experiences, discuss opportunities and hear about collective leadership at its best. Join in wider discussions by searching, following and adding #teamCNO and / or #1professionalvoice on Twitter. You can visit the NHS England website to learn more about accreditation and collective leadership here.  ...

Palliative care is the holistic care of patients with incurable, progressive and life-limiting illness. This may involve work on physical symptoms, psychological difficulties, social challenges and spiritual distress. It is also important to support those around the patient. By the nature of this, patients can have complex needs.Conversely, palliative care education is complex. Health professionals in multiple roles (doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and non-clinical staff among others) are key to good palliative care, so it is important that all groups can access and receive education that is appropriate for them. It is a key role of specialists in palliative care, as well as others, to deliver and facilitate this education.This ...