Supporting People at the End of Life Guide

The Supporting People at the End of Life care quality guide aims to help health and social care staff and carers refresh, develop or extend their learning in key areas of practice. Key features: Using thinking and practice activities and information written by expert authors, these convenient practice guides, offer an engaging, value for money, simple and flexible way of self-learning about the key facts of end of life care. About the booklet If you are new to working with a particular client group or in a new role, you can use the material to quickly develop knowledge you will need, and where appropriate, work towards a relevant qualification.

If you are a more experienced worker, you can use the guides to refresh your learning, meet the General Social Care Council's Code of Practice, and for continuing professional development.

If you are a manager, you can use these guides with staff in the context of supervision and continuing professional development, and to contribute towards meeting Care Quality Commission (CQC) Standards and Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) Codes of Practice. This guide also provides underpinning knowledge for Qualifications and Credit Framework QCF unit Supporting Individuals at the End of Life HSC3048, and the thinking and practice activities can contribute to evidence of learning. Vital information for: Managers or providers of health and social care services, frontline social care workers, workforce development managers, family carers of people at the end of life.