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Principles and Practice of Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Award

Individual Modules

Study option

Location

Centre for Health Innovation Stafford

Start dates available

January 2027

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Develop the concepts and definitions of palliative and end of life care that you need to provide the best service in your career as a health professional and gain an understanding of the nature and relief of suffering from physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual perspectives.

In this module, you will explore current policy development in palliative and end of life care both locally and nationally and current legal, ethical and professional issues in palliative and end of life care.

You will be given the tools to acknowledge the physical and psychological responses to loss and bereavement, as well as the decision making and techniques to sensitively and thoughtfully converse with patients of all ages on topics including end of life decisions.

The module will also address the common core principles for holistic palliative and end of life care through effective holistic assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients in a variety of practice settings.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: Individual Modules Principles and Practice of Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Duration

6 weeks

Course content

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold registration with the NMC, HCPC working within the Health and Social Care sector.

We understand that you might have experienced a challenging run up to higher education and may have not met the entry requirements as listed. If this is the case don’t worry, contact us and our team of expert advisors can guide you through the next stages of application, or help you find the perfect course for your needs.

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Teaching and assessment

Learning support

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include:

study skills such as reading, note-taking and presentation skills
written English, including punctuation and grammatical accuracy
academic writing and how to reference
research skills
critical thinking and understanding arguments
revision, assessment and examination skills
time management

Additional support

Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

Staff

Please note, teaching team staff members may change during your studies.

Barbara Edwards

Senior Lecturer

Barbara is an adult nurse who has worked in various specialist areas since qualifying. Her background is chronic respiratory disease management and end of life care. She has worked as a clinical nurse specialist in cancer and palliative care roles.

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Karen Adams

Course Director

Professor Wilfred McSherry

Professor

Wilf is a Professor of Nursing and an active researcher in delivery patient centred care. His main area of interest is how we can prepare nurses, midwives and healthcare professional to be confident and competent in this dimension of care.

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Fees

For the course starting on 11 January 2027 the tuition fees are:

Tuition fees for Individual Modules-Part-time
Study option	UK / Channel Islands
Part-time	£1,045 per year of study

Accommodation and living costs
Accommodation and living costs
Accommodation and living costs are not included in our fees. View our accommodation Read more about living costs

Sources of financial support

If you receive funding from Student Finance you may be eligible to apply for additional benefits. Details can be obtained by reading our additional funding web pages, or visiting www.gov.uk.

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

Apply now to Principles and Practice of Palliative and End-of-Life Care

Location	Award	Study option	Start date	Apply Link
Centre for Health Innovation Stafford	Individual Modules	Part-time	11 January 2027	Apply now

Rules and regulations

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Students of University of Staffordshire enter into a contract with us and are bound by these rules and regulations, which are subject to change. For more information, please see: University Policies and Regulations.