“CRED Talks: Care, Research Education and Debate: A forum to discuss what matters for social care.

Dying well: Social care research for quality in palliative and end of life care

Thursday 23^rd March 2023- 15.00-16.00

Greater attention is rightly being paid to the valuable work that social care staff do to support living and dying well in care home and domiciliary care settings. The evidence base is growing about palliative and end of life care and is a potentially helpful resource for social care staff and managers. This #CRED talk showcases the best of this research in the UK, with a focus on practical take-home messages for people working in social care.

This #CRED talk will bring you up to date with the latest evidence and associated learning resources on palliative and end of life care in care home and domiciliary settings, with the aim of supporting you in the work that you do, presented by the following leading researchers:

Chaired by Professor Deborah Sturdy, England’s Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care

Professor Catherine Evans, King’s College London/ Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust: Processes underpinning care homes’ ability to meet the rapid rise in need for palliative and end of life care during the Covid-19 pandemic: priorities for policy

Dr Richard Green, University of Surrey: Enhancing the quality of living and dying with advancing frailty: The PALLUP and ALLIANCE studies

Professor Nancy Preston, Lancaster University: Namaste: an intervention for residents with advanced dementia

Professor Kevin Brazil, Queen’s University Belfast: Building capacity in health and social care to support communication and decision-making on goals of care at the end of life

Please click here to register for the event. Once you have registered you will be invited to the webinar, which will take place via Microsoft Teams. Please see the attached flyer for more details.”