Online resources

There is a wealth of free, online quality education and training material available.

You might find some of the following websites helpful:

• Cancer Nursing (including palliative care modules) –https://www2.rcn.org.uk/development/nursing_communities/rcn_forums/cancer/links/12
• European Association of Palliative Care –www.eapcnet.org/organisations/ProvPC-Education.html
• Palliative Drugs – www.palliativedrugs.com/
• Mental Capacity Act – www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/ehospice
• Current Learning in Palliative Care (CLiP) –www.hospiceuk.org/what-we-offer/ehospice
• Marie Curie: A web-page with links to national end of life initiatives websites –www.mariecurie.org.uk/forhealthcareprofessionals
• Macmillan Benefits Awareness –http://learnzone.macmillan.org.uk/login/index.php
• NHS Let’s Respect campaign: Encouraging all health and social care staff to respect older people –www.olderpeoplesmentalhealth.csip.org.uk/lets-respect/lets-respect-introduction.html
• Health Protection Agency: Information on nuclear, chemical, radiation and chemical issues – www.hpa.org.uk/
• Suffolk Information on Prescription: A local pilot for giving information to the public, based at Bury St Edmunds library –https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/adult-social-care-and-health/public-health/public-health-advice/
• Royal College of Nursing: Site offering a toolkit for health care assistants – www.rcn.org.uk/development/hca_toolkit
• Suffolk Safeguarding Children Board –www.onesuffolk.co.uk/scb/
• Suffolk Adult Safeguarding Board –http://www.suffolkas.org/
• Foundation of Nursing Studies – www.fons.org/
• Department of Health: Useful updates on national developments in healthcare – https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health
• NHS core learning units: an online resource which you and your organisation can sign up to for a very cheap cost –www.corelearningunit.com/index.php?id=1
• Carers UK: For information for family carers, this site has a lot of help and guidance for those caring for someone at home –www.carersuk.org/Home