1. Joy Duxbury Helen Ellis Sue Yates Mary Matthiesen David Pulsford Kay Sheik Terri Obrien

2.  To scope the extent to which educational and training provision across health and social care providers meets End of Life Care strategies.  To identify any gaps in specified areas of education from varied perspectives

3.  To make recommendations for education and training requirements that cover: ◦ the workforce skill mix and sectors including:  Staff who spend the whole of their time caring for those at end of life.  Staff who frequently deal with end of life care  Staff involved in providing end of life care work across different sectors. ◦ the diverse needs of the workforce ◦ meeting relevant standards ◦ stakeholder perspectives ◦ the necessary knowledge, skills and attitudes to provide high quality care

4.  Scoping educational and training provision  Literature review  Survey  Gap analysis ◦ Surveys ◦ Mapping tool  Dissemination ◦ Workshop

5. Establishing baseline dataset ◦ Providers ◦ Type/range of education and training. ◦ Mode and amount of delivery ◦ Academic level and accreditation of the education and training ◦ The geographical location of the provision ◦ Target audience across health and social care workforce in the Northwest. ◦ Content ◦ Underlying frameworks/guidance

6.  A telephone call for initial contact, to facilitate dialogue with regards to access and snowballing  Survey tool to reflect flavour of: ◦ Gold Standards Framework ◦ NW EOL Care Pathway ◦ National End of Life Care Strategy ◦ Core Competencies for End of Life Care  Communication skills  Assessment of the persons needs and preferences.  Advance care planning  Symptom control

7.  Mapping of met and unmet priorities against mapping tool  Surveys ◦ Staff/Patients/Carers  Survey Monkey  Focus groups

8.  A cross regional stratified sample of staff ◦ Six focus groups to cover geographical areas  1 Merseyside  2 Cumbria & Lancashire  2 Greater Manchester;  1 Cheshire. ◦ Basic demographics ◦ Training received ◦ Experience ◦ Setting

9.  A cross regional sample of patients and carers ◦ Six focus groups to cover geographical areas  1 Merseyside  2 Cumbria & Lancashire  2 Greater Manchester;  1 Cheshire. ◦ Basic demographics ◦ Stage of illness/experience ◦ Care setting ◦ Social circumstances

10.  For educational, health and social care staff, patients and carers ◦ Aim  Review findings  Initiate the dissemination strategy  Provide opportunities to consider impact across the workforce and the quality of end of life care provision  Discuss the way forward  Network

11.  A map of education and training in end of life care across the northwest  A gap analysis that will be based on the North west end of life care model from varied perspectives  Recommendations that will inform education commissioning and governance  A final report and other appropriate summaries with recommendations for further work

12.  Ethics approval ◦ R&D  Survey design  Populating contacts database  Recruitment ◦ Where, how and who ◦ Access  Data collection ongoing  Deadlines on track