Advanced Communication Skills - Tier 3

Our Advanced Communications Skill Training (ACST) is an experiential and learner-led 2-day CPD approved certificate course targeted towards consultants, SAS grade physicians and a multi-professional audience including GPs, allied healthcare professionals, nurses and midwives who want to enhance their communication skills to further equip with emotionally challenging situations, including:

• Cue based conversations embedding empathy
• Breaking bad news
• Discussing complex treatment plans with patients
• Talking to a distressed or angry patient or their family
• Performance managing or dealing with challenging / courageous conversations with colleagues

This two-day course is delivered face to face at Treetops Hospice, which is conveniently situated to welcome delegates from the East Midlands and nationally.

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Limited to small numbers, the course includes discussion of direct evidence base with application to communication in practice including RealTalk, filmed role play with actors and supportive and constructive feedback in a safe environment.

This course is approved by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom for 13 category 1 (external) CPD credits

• 18-19 June 2025
• 9-10 July 2025
• 20-21 August 2025
• 17-18 September 2025
• 1-2 October 2025
• 15-16 October 2025
• 12-13 November 2025
• 3-4 December 2025
• 11-12 February 2026
• 11-12 March 2026

“The course exceeded my expectations, I have learnt a lot about communication skills and evaluated my own communication skills too. I have some useful tools now to take back to practice.““Wish I had the opportunity to do this sooner. Very valuable learning.““This was a fantastic course“

For more information email: education@treetopshospice.org.uk Tel: 01159496933

The cost is £610 per person.

2 full days 8.45am Registration – 5pm each day.

All courses are held at Treetops Hospice, Derby Road, Risley, Derbyshire. DE72 3SS

Derbyshire partnerships organisations please enquire as funding options may be available. You may also be able to apply for education CPD funding from your employer organisation or education grant funding here: Grants | Hospice UK

Our Education and Development Team aim to provide an inclusive environment to learn. If you require any adaptations to help your learning experience please contact us at education@treetopshospice.org.uk prior to your education event.

It costs over £5.7 million a year to keep our doors open, but we only get a little funding from government bodies, roughly 18%. The rest of our funding comes from supporters.

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