Yearly Archives: 2020

SCRIPT e-learning programmes. Available Now

SCRIPT – supporting safer prescribing practices in hospitals   The SCRIPT e-learning programme for medicine and surgery consists of 49 modules in seven categories for foundation trainee doctors, undergraduate medical students, doctors and non-medical prescribers, covering a range of therapeutic topics relating to prescribing and medicines safety in hospitals, including:   Principles of prescribing Managing the risks of prescribing Therapeutic groups Advanced prescribing Prescribing in medical emergencies Prescribing in special circumstances Clinical governance…

New e-learning programme, Freedom to Speak Up in Healthcare in England, now available

To mark October’s Freedom to Speak Up month, Health Education England e-Learning for Healthcare (HEE e-LfH) has worked with the National Guardian Office to develop three new e-learning sessions to embed speaking up throughout health. Freedom to Speak Up in Healthcare in England is a training programme aimed at everyone within the NHS including colleagues,…

Updated APM web materials on actively and intentionally ending life. Now available

The APM have updated their web materials on actively and intentionally ending life, click here to view.

NICE – Impact report on end of life care

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an impact report on end of life care. Additional NICE reports can be accessed via the NICE website.

Resetting of Palliative Medicine Services

Resetting of Palliative Medicine Services with Dr Kirsten Baron. Click here to watch the video.

New Hospice Specialty Doctor Vacancies

Ardgowan Hospice has exciting opportunities for experienced doctors who wish to pursue a career in Palliative Care. Ardgowan Hospice is in the heart of Greenock ( 30 minutes by train or car from Glasgow) and supports the community of Inverclyde affected by life limiting illness. It has an 8 bedded inpatient unit but also provides…

COVID-19 Guidance Resources for professionals

The APM have created a list of various COVID-19 resources to aid members and non member Healthcare Professionals during this pandemic. These can be found in our ‘Current Issues‘ section of the website.