Free training sessions on how to provide support at end of life available across Derbyshire

End of life care teams at organisations across Derby and Derbyshire are now offering free, supportive, compassionate sessions to support those with loved ones who are approaching their final days.  

The ‘Last Days Matter’ workshops cover a range of topics to help prepare you for what to expect when caring for someone, but also how to manage your own emotions and grief and how to plan for what comes after the death of a loved one.  

The sessions are open to anyone, including carers and healthcare professionals to support a richness in conversation, and help support everyone in their personal and professional lives to ensure conversations about end of life care and what comes after across Derbyshire are more meaningful for all involved.  

After originally starting at Blythe House Hospice in Chapel-en-le-Frith, sessions are now being made more widely available at providers across Derby and Derbyshire, including Ashgate Hospice in Chesterfield, Treetops Hospice in Risley and University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust in Derby.  

Derbyshire Carers Association, the care support agency for unpaid carers, is also offering sessions to adult carers. These tailored sessions aim to give attendees with the skills and confidence to support carers in managing the practical, physical, and emotional impact of caregiving. 

Each session is led by a trained facilitator who will guide a small group through a three-hour session which will feature some short films followed by a facilitated discussion, covering topics including: 

  • Planning for the future
  • To care and accompany
  • Saying goodbye
  • Understanding and recognising that someone is dying
  • The ‘new normal’ 

Sessions will be taking place on the dates below at each of the providers listed. You can find out more by contacting the teams listed. 

Ashgate Hospice: Ashgate Road, Old Brampton, Chesterfield, S42 7JD 

  • Thurs 19th Nov 
  • Thurs 21st Jan 2027
  • Mon 8th Feb 2027

For further information or to book, email: education@ashgatehospice.org.uk or visit the Ashgate Hospice website 

Blythe House Hospice, Eccles Fold, Chapel-en-le-Frith, SK23 9TJ: 

  • 21st Jan 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 25th Feb 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 24th March 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 29th April 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 20th May 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 23rd June 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 22nd July 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 23rd September 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 21st October 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)
  • 25th November 2027 (beginning at 9.30am)

For further information or to book, email: sarah.sewell@blythehouse.co.uk, or visit: the Blythe House Hospice website    

Derbyshire Carers Association: 3 Park Road, Ripley, DE5 3EF 

  • Thursday 12 November, from 11am until 2pm

For further information please contact: 01773 833833 or email: info@derbyshirecarers.co.uk. 

 Treetops Hospice: Derby Road, Risley, DE72 3SS 

  • Friday 4 December

 For further information or to book, email: education@treetopshospice.org.uk or visit the Treetops Hospice website. 

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust: Royal Derby Hospital, Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE 

  • Thursday 3 December 

You can submit your interest in further sessions online here.

 For further information, email: uhdb.eolctraining@nhs.net, or call: 01332 787 746.