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Sharing best practice

The Learning Team at St Richard’s Hospice understand the importance of sharing best practice in palliative and end-of-life care. 

See below examples of the research, learning and development projects taken on by staff across hospice departments.

Conference presentations

Hospice UK Conference 2021
Hospice UK Conference 2023
European Association for Palliative Care 18th World Congress

Staff awards

Read about the achievements of our staff

Staff publications

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Hospice UK Conference 2021

St Richard’s Hospice was delighted to present 10 posters at the 2021 Hospice UK Conference in Liverpool.

Posters were created by clinical teams from across the hospice’s departments, and covered a wide range of subjects.

Amended Mouth Care Matters ProjectDownload
Developing the skills of hospice staff to provide clinical supervisionDownload
Creative a supportive knowledge network through the pandemic for Worcestershire’s care homes, via ECHODownload
Supporting people with Autistic Spectrum Conditions before and after bereavementDownload
Transformation of the complementary therapy service at St Richard’s HospiceDownload
Staged Low Fibre DietDownload
Clinical Supervision in a hospice In-patient Unit
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Improving quality and patient experience by learning from death reviews – the hospice wayDownload
Supporting teachers to help children affected by Covid-19 and bereavementDownload
Transformation of Living Well ServicesDownload

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Hospice UK Conference 2023

St Richard’s Hospice was delighted to present six posters at the 2023 Hospice UK Conference in Liverpool.

Posters were created by clinical teams from across the hospice’s departments, and covered a wide range of subjects.

Bereavement policy training and support for educational settings: a collaboration between three hospicesDownload
Developing a Family Support screening tool to identify safeguarding risk at referralDownload
Development of a Wellbeing CaféDownload
The development of the Safeguarding Advocate role in a hospice environmentDownload
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
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An Integrated Care System (ICS) approach to hospice strategic development using local and national tools to develop strategic priorities Download

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European Association for Palliative Care 18th World Congress

The European Association for Palliative Care 18th World Congress took place between 15 and 17 June 2023 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Evaluating the usefulness of the graphic novel Vivian, about gender and palliative care, from the perceptions of Swedish, English and Aotearoa New Zealand student nursesDownload

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Staff awards

Andy’s award success

We’re so proud of our colleague Andy Schwab for scooping a prestigious prize.

Andy stands in the hospice's Reception area holding up a certificate. He is smiling.

Andy won for his presentation on emotional support for neurodivergent people before and after bereavement at the Royal Society of Medicine’s Mental Health and Palliative Care Conference in London, in November 2023.

He won the society’s annual abstract prize and first place for his moderated presentation.

Andy, a Specialist Palliative Care Social Worker with our Family Support Team, said: “I am honestly blown away by the messages of congratulation and support.

“The other presentations were fascinating, and I was thrilled to just be nominated, to be honest. It’s a career highlight; I’m just letting it sink in.”

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Staff publications

Nicol, J & Hollowood, L. (2023) Nursing Adults with Long Term Conditions (4th Ed). London: Sage Publishing.

Burns, V. et al (2021) The role of university education in driving equality and sustainability. Available at: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/climate/climate-publications/adaptation-and-resilience/the-role-of-university-education-in-driving-equality-and-sustainability

Nicol, J. & Pocock, M. (2020) Memento Mori: Can art assist student nurses to explore death and dying? A qualitative study. Nurse Education Today, 89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2020.104404

Williams, L., Werkander Harstäde, C., Anderson, N., Deshmukh, A., Gayton, A., Gott, M., Guo, P., Nicol, J., Tavares, T. & Waterworth, S. (2024) Nursing students’ reactions to a graphic novel: A multi-national descriptive qualitative study. Nurse Education Today. 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2024.106229

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