Last Updated on November 21, 2025
The National Council for Palliative Care, the lead body of the Dying Matters coalition, is working with Health Education England on a project to look at a variety of different and new ways to build a more sustainable asset-based approach to end of life care workforce development.
This approach to end of life care workforce development builds on resources within a community that can be brought together to deliver end of life care learning. These resources can vary depending on the skills, knowledge and connections within an individual community of learning. Some examples given include:
- free places may be offered on training programmes in exchange for student placements,
- specialist input could be given without a fee for cross-sector developments,
- venues could be provided to reach a wider audience,
- volunteers may be able to share their experiences, and
- learning events or the community coming together, which could be facilitated to develop a cross-sector learning hub for sharing and exchanging learning opportunities.
The National Council for Palliative Care is seeking help and input from those involved in end of life care, to enable it to find out more about what may be happening in specific areas. Individuals and organisations that are aware of examples within their local health and care learning communities are encouraged to get in touch and share these with the National Council for Palliative Care to help with end of life care workforce development.
Interested parties should respond by email to Glenis Freeman ([email protected]). Responses should be received by 31st August and should include a brief outline of what is happening in that area, and whether respondents would be happy to discuss further.
The National Council for Palliative Care works to support people with personal experience, providers across all sectors including hospices, national charities, care homes, supported housing, hospitals, general practice and primary care, social care, public heath, academic institutions, and health and social care commissioners, to ensure that palliative and end of life care stays high on the national agenda.