Senior Clinicians Development Series: Study Day No 3
Title: Workforce challenges: Beyond ‘plugging gaps’
Date: Friday 2 October 2026
Location: St Gemma’s Hospice, Leeds
Start Time: 09:00
End Time: 16:00
Programme Outline:
Palliative Care Workforce – A National Perspective
- SAC Workforce Data
- APM Workforce Survey 2026 and Commissioning Guidance
- Republic of Ireland Workforce Strategy
- Panel Discussion
Practical Solutions to Workforce Challenges
- Considering caseload complexity – hospice and hospital
- Skill mixes – medical workforce and non-medical workforce
- Solutions for working efficiently
- Panel Discussion
Fees
APM Member £110
Non-Member £140
CPD has been approved for 5 credits
Hourly Schedule
Workforce Challenges: Beyond 'Plugging Gaps'
- 08:45 - 09:10
- Registration
- 09:10 - 09:20
- Welcome and Opening Remarks
- 09:20 - 09:50
- SAC Workforce Data
- Dr Milind Arolker and Dr Sam Kyeremateng
- 09:50 - 10:35
- APM Workforce Survey 2026 and Commissioning Guidance
- Professor Paul Paes
- 10:35 - 11:00
- Refreshment break
- 11:00 - 11:30
- Republic of Ireland Workforce Strategy
- Dr Feargal Twomey (virtually)
- 11:30 - 12:00
- Discussion
- 12:00 - 13:00
- Lunch and Networking
- Increasing Complexity of Caseloads
- 13:00 - 13:20
- Hospice caseload complexity/ staffing
- Dr Hannah Zacharias
- 13:20 - 13:40
- Hospital caseload complexity
- Dr Suzie Gillon
- Skill Mix - Medical Workforce
- 13:40 - 13:55
- Specialist doctor roles
- Dr Alison Bacon
- 13:55 - 14:10
- Integrated care fellowship
- Dr Rachel Doherty
- Non-Medical Workforce
- 14:10 - 14:25
- Community link workers/ social prescribers
- Dr Kerry Waterfield
- 14:25 - 14:40
- ACPs
- Dr Pauline Dand
- 14:40 - 15:10
- Refreshment break
- 15:10 - 15:40
- Panel Discussion
- 15:40 - 16:20
- Solutions for working effectively
- 16:20 - 16:30
- Closing Remarks
