What we do

St Benedict’s Hospice and Centre for Specialist Palliative Care deliver a range of palliative and end of life care training courses aimed at doctors, nurses and many other professionals who have an interest in palliative care.

We deliver education to staff within the trust, and to external staff. We are also a Gold Standard Framework Regional Centre for the Care Home Programme, which allows us to support care homes to deliver high quality end of life care.

Staff are required to be competent and confident in the delivery of high quality care to ensure people receive the right care in the right place by the right people. Most people approaching the end of life will be cared for by generalist staff, in the community these are GP’s, district / community nurses and care home / independent sector health and social care staff. These groups of staff have varied access to high quality end of life care training and development. To ensure they receive the necessary ongoing training and development St Benedict’s Hospice and Specialist Palliative Care Team provide education and training.

Who we are

  • Education & Development Lead 
  • Senior Lecturer Practitioner in Palliative Care
  • Palliative Care Modernisation Facilitator
  • Education Co-Ordinator / Secretary

Where we are based

  • St Benedict’s Hospice & Centre for Specialist Palliative Care
  • St Benedict’s Way, Ryhope, Sunderland, SR2 0NY

How you can contact us

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