Search

  • Visit & Contact
  • The Mill
  • Online Shop
  • Log In
  • My Account
  • Log Out

Your local charity in Lancashire

Patrons: Sir Bill Beaumont, Sir Duncan Nichol, Dr Lynne Livesey, Dr St John Crean, Mark Lawrenson and Tisha Merry

Donate
  • Care we provide
    • We help patients and families have quality of life, to the end of life.

    • Column
      • Back
      • the work of the charity is only possible because of the support it receives from the local community.

        Care at the hospice
      • Caring for people at home
      • Medical Outpatient Clinics
      • Lymphoedema clinic
        • Lymphoedema in babies, children and adolescents
      • Referrals and discharge
    • Column
      • Support for carers & family
      • Bereavement and Remembrance
      • Befriending service
      • Compassionate Communities
      • Covid-19 updates
  • Support us
    • Our care is only possible because of the support we receive.

    • Column
      • Back
      • The work of the charity is only possible because of the support it receives from the local community.

        Fundraise for us
        • Organise a fundraiser
        • Give money raised
        • Join in a hospice event
        • Global Adventure Challenges
      • Donate
        • Donation Form
        • Make a monthly donation
        • Make a one-off donation
        • Donate money raised
        • Pledge Gift Aid
      • Play the lottery
        • Lottery terms and conditions, legal information and advice
        • Join our lottery
        • Lottery results
        • Gift cards and wedding favours
        • Update your details
      • Wills
      • 1985 Business Club
    • Column
      • Charity shops
        • Find your nearest shop
        • Donate to our shops
        • Online Shop
      • Volunteering
      • Enter our raffle
      • Yellow Ribbons
  • Events
  • About us
    • We are an independent, local charity working in Central Lancashire.

    • Column
      • Back
      • Our purpose
      • Our team
      • Job vacancies
      • Knowledge Exchange
      • Resources for all
    • Column Two
      • The Mill cafe
      • Room hire
      • Give feedback
      • Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices Together
      • Our plans
  • News
  • Remembrance Book
  • Donate
St Catherine's Hospice > About Us > Knowledge Exchange

About Us

  • Our purpose
    • Our story
    • Our plans
  • Our team
  • Job vacancies
    • Job Vacancies
  • Knowledge Exchange
  • Volunteer with us
  • The Mill cafe
  • Room hire
  • Give feedback
  • Lancashire and South Cumbria Hospices Together

Knowledge Exchange

Our specialist Knowledge Exchange team delivers high quality education through interactive training sessions.

The team delivers an annual conference as well as creating a diverse calendar of study sessions, providing the most up-to-date guidance and expert advice, and facilitating topical discussions amongst health and social care professionals.

Skip straight to:

  • Study sessions
  • Conference
  • Placements
  • Resource library for professionals

Our aim is to expand the reach of St Catherine’s Hospice by sharing our specialist knowledge and skills around palliative and end-of-life care, advance care planning and communication skills, bereavement, and more.

Topics include:

  • Palliative Care Emergencies
  • Symptom Management at the End of Life (malignant and non-malignant diseases)
  • Syringe Drivers
  • Understanding Bereavement
  • Delivering High Quality End of Life Care
  • Verification of Expected Death
  • Managing Spiritual Distress at the End of Life
  • Personalised End of Life Care
  • Recognising dying and holistic care of the dying person
  • Nutrition and Hydration at the End of Life
  • DNACPR

See details about all of our upcoming study sessions and to book your place.

Health & Social Care Professionals Newsletter Signup

Sign up to our professionals newsletter and receive updates on latest news from our Education department – including conferences, courses, training opportunities and developments in palliative and end of life care.

Sign up

More from our Knowledge Exchange team

To see more useful resources for health and social care professionals, please click here

27 Feb 2023

Study sessions

Our specialist Knowledge Exchange Team delivers high quality education through interactive training sessions.

View study sessions calendar

15 Jul 2019

Bereavement for companies training

Specialist training to help you get it right for staff facing bereavement

Download

28 Jun 2019

Placements

We take trainee nurses, doctors, therapists and social workers on placement all year round as well as working professionals who want to learn more about specialist palliative and end of life care.

Read more

Title

Date String

More Details

    Required

    Required

    Count me in!

    We'd love to keep in touch with you letting you know how your wonderful support is making a difference to St Catherine's, and informing you about other events and campaigns which might be of interest. We’re very proud of our ethical approach to fundraising and, rest assured, your information will be stored securely and we will not pass your details to any third party.

    Please let us know your preferred way(s) for us to contact you:

    Post

    Email

    Phone

    SMS Message

    For further information about how we use your data, please click here to read our privacy statement.

    Sign up to our professional newsletter

    Sign up to our professionals newsletter and receive updates on latest news from our Education department – including conferences, courses, training opportunities and developments in palliative and end of life care

      Required

      Required

      Count me in!

      We'd love to keep in touch with you letting you know how your wonderful support is making a difference to St Catherine's, and informing you about other events and campaigns which might be of interest. We’re very proud of our ethical approach to fundraising and, rest assured, your information will be stored securely and we will not pass your details to any third party.

      Please let us know your preferred way(s) for us to contact you:

      Post

      Email

      Phone

      SMS Message

      For further information about how we use your data, please click here to read our privacy statement.

      Count me in!

      You’re a valued member of the St Catherine’s community and we’d love to keep in touch with all the latest news, events and campaigns from the charity. Let us know the best way to contact you by clicking below.

      Count me in!

      Visit Us

      Connect with us

      Connect with us on social media to keep up to date with the daily news from St Catherine’s and our cafe and community hub The Mill.

      Rate and review our services

      Patrons: Sir Bill Beaumont, Sir Duncan Nichol, Dr Lynne Livesey, Dr St John Crean, Mark Lawrenson and Tisha Merry

      © 2025 St Catherine’s Hospice Reg Charity No: 512186 Company Limited by Guarantee: 1602467

      • Privacy policy and use of Cookies
      • Accessibility Statement
      • Sitemap
      • Chair’s pension statement

      St Catherine’s Hospice, St Catherine’s Park, Lostock Lane, Lostock Hall, Preston, PR5 5XU

      Designed and built by BlueWrenBlueWren

      Boost your donation by 25%

      With Gift Aid, your donation of £ would be worth £ at no extra cost to you.

      Added to your basket

      Continue Shopping Go to Basket