Verification of Expected Death (2025)

Date: 23 Jul 2025

Speaker: Hospice Education team

Date: 4 Sep 2025

Speaker: Hospice Education team

This course is suitable for: Registered Nurses / registered healthcare professional with consent from your manager prior to commencing the course.

Duration: Three hours 

Cost: £102

Booking: to book your place on this course please click here.

Verification of Expected Death (VOED) is an important stage in the process for relatives and carers. Until this has been performed, no further action can be taken with regard to the deceased.  When a person has an expected or predictable death, this can be confirmed by a registered medical practitioner, or other appropriately trained and qualified individual.

This course helps to identify the role of the registered nurse (or other registered healthcare professional) in verification of death and the conditions set by the nursing midwifery council (NMC) when undertaking this role. It outlines the differences between expected death and other patterns of dying and reviews terms such as palliative, terminal, end of life and dying and death so that you can confidently and competently verify expected death.

This course is delivered in two parts.

Part 1 – A three hour workshop session which will:

• Provide you with knowledge and guidance on VOED
• Ensure understanding of your role as a registered healthcare professional in VOED
• Provide you with information on the legal requirements and the skills required
• Clarify the importance of documentation
• Include discussion on the requirements for your VOED Portfolio

Following this session there will be a period of self-assessment which you must update in your ‘Portfolio’ where you will be able to transfer and develop your current knowledge and understanding, building your confidence to be able to verify an expected death.

Part 2 – Having completed part 1, you will attend a VIVA session (about an hour long).

This session includes assessment of your ‘self-assessment homework’ and questions to test your knowledge and understanding. You will have to have participated and passed the VIVA in order to be considered as being competent in carrying out Verification of Expected Death.

Alternative location, dates and times

Thursday 15th May – 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm at The Education Centre, St Helena Hospice, Colchester, CO4 9JU

Wednesday 4th June 2025 – 9.00 am to 12.00 pm at The Education Centre, St Elizabeth Hospice, Ipswich, IP3 8LX

Wednesday 11th June 2025 – 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at The Education Centre, St Helena Hospice, Colchester, CO4 9JU

Thursday 17th July 2025 –  1.00 pm to 4.00 pm at The Education Centre, St Helena Hospice, Colchester, CO4 9JU

Friday 19th September 2025 – 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at The Education Centre, St Helena Hospice, Colchester, CO4 9JU

Tuesday 21st October 2025 – 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm at The Education Centre, St Helena Hospice, Colchester, CO4 9JU

Thursday 6th November 2025 – 10.00 am to 1.00 pm at The Education Centre, St Helena Hospice, Colchester, CO4 9JU.

It is important for Hospice Education that we are able to include everyone with different backgrounds and make the education experience accessible for all.  If you have any special requirements or need any reasonable adjustments to be made please email training@hospiceeducation.org.uk in advance of attending the training.

Parking

Parking is limited at all three hospice sites so we ask that you park in accordance with the highway code as poor parking creates a reputational risk for the hospices with our neighbours .  Thank you for your consideration.

Cancellation Policy

Please contact us at the earliest opportunity. We ask for at least 48 hours’ notice for the cancellation of our courses. For cancellations within 48 hours of the event, any course fee paid will be retained. Fees will also be retained if you do not attend the session on the set date. All courses are subject to change or cancellation suitable notification will be provided.

Any other queries should be directed to the email address above.