Training at LOROS

At LOROS we offer a wide range of training in palliative and end of life care courses. We also offer bespoke training that can be delivered in your place of work to meet your requirements.

TRAINING AT LOROS

The training we provide

Our training courses include:

  • Advanced Communications Skills - Tier 3 Communication skills
  • Talking about Dying - Tier 2 Communication skills
  • Sage & Thyme - Tier 1 Communication skills
  • Symptom management
  • Syringe driver training
  • Verification of expected death
  • Personalised End of Life Care is Everybody's Business (PELCEB)
  • Personalised End of Life Care for Care Home Champions
  • Personalised End of Life Care
  • Advance Care Planning and ReSPECT Training

Unless stated please book online; if online booking is not an option please contact one of the education team via email LPDC@loros.co.uk or telephone (0116) 231 8455

“Couldn’t be improved, it was the best end of life care session I've attended" – Delegate, Symptom Management at the End of Life

Delegate - Symptom Management at the End of Life

My understanding of the different ways people deal with grief / bereavement has grown enormously, as well as having gained better insight into how my attitude or words can influence a customers behaviour – Delegate - Having Conversations about Death and Dying

Delegate - Having Conversations about Death and Dying

Our current courses

29th April 2025

Advanced Communication Skills Training - Tier 3 Communication Skills

This 2-day interactive workshop will help you to develop advanced communication skills for dealing with complex situations in practice.  

Study Day

2nd May 2025

Talking about Dying - Tier 2 Communication skills

This one-day intermediate level communication skills study day aims to increase confidence and skills in having conversations about dying.

Lecture

6th May 2025

Virtual

Sawubona (We See You): From Present Practice to Future Directions in Palliative Care Equity Research Conference

In this one-day virtual conference the national SAWUBONA- Equity in Palliative Care for all Research Forum members in partnership with Hospice UK and Good Grief Festival will showcase and debate current research and future directions to tackle inequity in Palliative Care.

Short Course

9th May 2025

Personalised End of Life Care is Everybody’s Business (PELCEB)

This 3-day programme plus half day follow up, offers the opportunity to enhance your knowledge about the principles of palliative and end of life care.

 

Delegates will be supported to identify a small quality improvement project specific to their area of work, which will be presented to the group at the follow up half day.

 

Workshop

20th May 2025

SAGE & THYME®: Teaching everyone to listen - Tier 1 Communication Skills

This foundation level workshop teaches the communication skills needed to notice distress, listen carefully and respond with empathy. It is interactive in nature and uses a mix of small group work, lectures and rehearsals to teach participants how to have an evidence-based, structured conversation with someone who has concerns or is distressed.

Study Day

9th June 2025

Advance Care Planning discussions and completion of ReSPECT forms

This interactive study day considers best practice in advance care planning discussions for staff who complete documentation for the ReSPECT process. This is led by a palliative medicine consultant.

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RESEARCH AT LOROS

Did you know: we conduct research with patients, carers, universities and NHS organisations

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