CARE news
News, events and insights from our Professional Learning Team
St Christopher’s CARE is in partnership with ehospice, who offer palliative care news, views and inspiration from around the world


MND conference raises awareness of disease and importance of patients’ voice
While raising awareness was a clear aim of the event, the most striking recurring theme was the need to listen to and guide the patient while finding the right volume for their voice.

GPNN nurses championing advancing palliative nursing
GPNN Champion Farah Demachkieh shares her inspiration and vision for the future of palliative care nursing

Creative connections made at a conference
Close to 100 doulas, physiotherapists, creative art therapists and clinicians packed out the St Christopher’s Centre for Awareness and Response to End of Life for the sixth Facing Death Creatively conference.

St Christopher’s nurse grateful her book was presented to Pope Francisco
Clinical Nurse Specialist Maria Aparicio explains more

Creative arts therapies conference brings medics and therapists together
Mandy Bruce tells us more about this fully interactive and engaging conference

Learning to be a leader
Kate Wilson shares how she's learned that her weaknesses can be her strengths

Why become a champion of the Global Palliative Nursing Network?
Learn with others, develop your skills and be part of the next generation of leaders.

Hospice care fit for the future: a rehabilitative approach
Join us at our Multi-Professional Academy to see how you and your organisation can provide personalised end of life care for a steadily increasing number of older people.

When community and professional learning collide
Maaike Vandeweghe shares details of our new person-centred approach to education

Introducing the Global Palliative Nursing Network
Marie Cooper shares news of our new international community

Nurse development programme scores multiple successes
Less than halfway through the year, Clinical Nurse Specialist Kate attributes her promotion to our development programme

Nightingale Fellowship and St Christopher’s Hospice
Introducing a great partnership to ensure that nursing efforts are sustained

Shaping End of Life with a Focus on Dementia
10 key learnings and calls to action from our recent Dementia Conference

Cancer Chemo and Me – an exhibition
Our new exhibition opens on 14 June at St Christopher’s CARE. Artist Griselda Mussett tells us what inspired her very personal collection of work.

Four months in…
Kate Wilson reflects on the positive impact our Development Programme is having on her, her colleagues and patients

Making bereavement your business
In response to a recent call to action, we’re hosting a conference, Bereavement and Loss: Time for Change!

Rehabilitation in Palliative Care
St Christopher's Physiotherapist Gail Preston talks about our latest skills workshops and why rehabilitative palliative care is vital to patient wellbeing

Pioneering new programme helps Kate break through clinical ceiling
Hospice Clinical Nurse Specialist says unique course is helping her find her own way to be a leader.

A celebration of nursing
Heather Richardson shares her excitement for our May nursing conference and introduces our stellar line up of speakers

How nurses can use data to drive more personalised care
Louise Cave, speaker at our nursing conference on 12 May, shares her views on the role digital technology plays in the health service

Care Homes: a major investment opportunity
Maaike Vandeweghe shares her reflections on our latest Care Homes conference

How Palliative Discovery re-centred me
Senior palliative care nurse Annette Redwood describes how Palliative Discovery has boosted her career as a hands-on nurse and as an educator

Hospice in the Weald
Lantern Model reinforces why what matters to the patient is everyone’s business

Independent Prescribers Community of Practice
Fiona Hodson and Mary Watson tell us more about our new programme for prescribers.

Pioneering Nurse Stella reaches new heights
Two years after being named as one of St Christopher’s 30 Pioneering Nurses, Stella Mwari Rithara, has recently been accepted onto the board of the prestigious International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC).

Measuring the Effectiveness of Palliative Care: conference summary
Learnings and outcomes from our conference

The secret to sensitive conversations is…
St Christopher’s Visiting Lecturer and Clinical Nurse Specialist shares her insights on mastering communication with patients and their families and explains why our Sensitive Conversations course is a must for all.

Understanding the value of care homes
Half-day conference on 14 March is an opportunity to celebrate care homes and empower them for the future

Angela’s Story
Newly qualified nurse, Angela Embaló, tells us how our free community of practice has built her competence and confidence

Visit to Bangladesh teaches Maaike so much
Resourcefulness, dedication and commitment to care of professionals and volunteers, leave our Senior Educationalist in awe.

Making connections
In her latest blog, Maaike Vandeweghe shares her learnings from the recent Hospice UK conference.

From Pain to Pleasure
Teach with CARE course helps nurse Hannah learn to love teaching

How important is outcome measurement?
Heather Richardson, Director of Education, Research and End of Life Policy at St Christopher's discusses the collection and use of data by palliative care teams

Silva shines Lantern light on palliative care in Lebanon
Lantern Model Programme has inspired clinical instructor in Beirut to transform the way she teaches nurses
Is it weird I never want it to end?
Clinical Nurse Specialist Maxine Last says sharing experiences and ideas with fellow professionals from around the world on the Lantern Model Programme has helped take her career to new heights.
International students inspired to deliver change
Multi-Professional Academy students supported by Women in Fellowship return home ready to push boundaries
Looking forward to Hospice UK conference
Our Senior Educationalist, Maaike Vandeweghe, looks ahead to Hospice UK’s annual conference and urges readers to take inspiration from its forward looking theme to engage in our ambitious conference programme for 2023.

Power in Partnership: Joining the Dots of MND care
Control, communication, choice and, yes, cures; delegates leave MND Conference with clear messages of hope

How do we secure the future of the art of nursing?
Supporting health care professionals as they provide essential holistic care at end of life

‘Since I joined Palliative Discovery, I’ve been won over.’
Carmel says her experience of the programme has made a huge difference to the way she feels about her return to nursing.

‘We noticed the dementia about six years ago’
Pippa from our Education team reflects on her own mother's Alzheimer's as we prepare to organise another dementia course for professionals.

‘We need to address homelessness’
"If people who are homeless aren’t accessing health and social care, they’re also not accessing end of life care and that is our business and our responsibility"
“It’s made me feel really inspired about my teaching”
How Teach with CARE empowers and motivates people who teach and train to engage their learners in the most effective way possible

Newly Qualified Nurses’ Community of Practice
There's still time to join our virtual Community of Practice for newly qualified nurses

Making a difference to people facing the end of life
The Lantern Model programme is bringing together individual nurses, nurse managers, professional development leads and chief nurses

Power in partnership: Joining the dots of MND care
Don't miss our Motor Neurone Disease Annual Conference 2022 on Friday 16 September 2022 at St Christopher's CARE, in collaboration with Kings College, London.

Heather Richardson awarded ‘Burdett Hero’
Burdett Trust for Nursing recognises Heather Richardson as a ‘Burdett Hero’ for pioneering the St Christopher’s Palliative Discovery programme

Introducing a model of holistic rehabilitative palliative care
Recognising the vital importance of a holistic approach to assessment and interventions on the part of professionals

Teach with CARE or don’t teach at all
Maaike Vandeweghe, Senior Educationalist at St Christopher's CARE shares her thoughts on how teaching can have a big influence on practice.

Sharing a passion for palliative care
Rosina is looking forward to sharing her passion for palliative care with health and social care assistants and home carers in Bromley.

Bridging the gap between practice and education
Maria shares her philosophy on teaching and learning and passion for palliative care

Palliative care – could it be your next career move?
Join our taster day on 5 July!

Rehabilitation in Palliative Care: Contemporary Opportunities
Join us on 1 July

Telling Stories with the Museum of London
Ten people share their experiences of bereavement during the COVID-19 pandemic

Connecting to Cameroon
How our Fellowship Programme and Tour App impacts across the world