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Advanced Communication Skills - Tier 3

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Our Advanced Communications Skill training 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

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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

26-27 February 202518-19 June 202515-16 October 2025
5-6 March 20259-10 July 202512-13 November 2025
19-20 March 202520-21 August 20253-4 December 2025
30 April-1 May 202517-18 September 202511-12 February 2026
14-15 May 20251-2 October 202511-12 March 2026
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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

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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

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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.

Treetops Hospice is a registered charity, which costs £4.3 million each year to run. We have to raise 70% of this, £8,300 a day, through voluntary donations, our shops, fundraising events, lottery memberships and gifts in wills.

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