26 Psychiatry & palliative care: meeting inter-professional, multi-disciplinary educational needs

Abstract

the hospice with non-malignant conditions had risen from 11% (2015) to 21% (2018) during this time.Staff training Teaching sessions were provided for staff to highlight key considerations when caring for patients with necrotising fasciitis, including symptoms and infection control advice. Feedback was gathered from staff attending teaching with 82% rating it as 'useful' or 'very useful' and 90% indicating that they would be interested in future education sessions. Conclusion The breadth of patients referred for inpatient hospice management is growing. The case outlined may represent an emerging patient subgroup; those without a prior palliative diagnosis whereby active treatment of an acute complication has failed. Teaching sessions proved beneficial to hospice staff and should be considered in the future to promote individualised integration of care across disciplines.