Palliative care and end of life education is supported across health and social care organisations in Birmingham and Solihull. 

There will be an education lead within each organisation who can be emailed for help. 

End of life care core skills education and training framework – developed in partnership by Health Education England, Skills for Health and Skills for Care – supports the provision of high-quality, person centred care for terminal patients and their families. 

The framework classifies key skills and knowledge into three tiers, ranging from general end of life care awareness to the in-depth knowledge needed to care for and support an individual approaching the end of their life, and their family. It describes core skills and knowledge that are common and transferable across services. Enabling greater consistency in the training and assessment of end of life care core skills and knowledge. 

Employers can use the framework to identify key skills and knowledge for roles and teams; conduct training needs analysis; and plan, design and commission training. End of Life Care for All (e-ELCA) is an e-learning programme that aims to enhance the training and education of health and social care staff and volunteers involved in delivering end of life care. 

Mapping of the e-ELCA modules to the end of life qualifications units is now available below. There are 14 units which form the core of the qualifications and the e-ELCA modules identified can support learning for each unit as specified. Employers registered with the national minimum data set for social care will have access to a user registration code. The code will enable each of their individual employees to self-register for access to e-ELCA on the e-Learning for Healthcare website. 

ELCA link- End-of-life Care For All (e-ELCA) - elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk) 

Further resources

Click here to download a list of helpful links to training and resources.