Advance Care Planning Training

This Advance Care Planning training is for health and social care staff across Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.

We are running small group face-to-face training sessions on Advance Care Planning suitable for health and social care staff.

The training includes:

• Understanding the principles and process of Advance Care Planning (ACP)
• Identify the benefits of ACP to patients, family, professionals and carers
• Developing effective communication skills
• Awareness of the barriers to ACP
• Understanding the implications of the Mental Capacity Act
• Awareness of local resources to support individuals in the ACP planning process
• Understanding of own role involvement and that of the multidisciplinary team, family and carers

This training session counts as 3 hours towards your continuous professional development and a certificate will be issued on completion.