Course Overview:

This two-day course is delivered in a hybrid format. Day 1 takes place online and Day 2 takes place at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

By joining the course, candidates will benefit from interactive talks, reflective sessions, simulation scenarios and debrief discussions.

Learning outcomes:

This course aims to provide candidates with the following:

  • An understanding of the background and current context of sudden unexpected death in children (SUDiC)

  • The opportunity to explore practical aspects of care for patients and families when death is unexpected

  • The ability to consider ways to care for families before and after the death of their child

  • An insight into the complexities of multi-agency working including roles and responsibilities of team members when a child dies

  • Effective communication strategies to draw upon when a child dies 

  • Consideration of spiritual, cultural, and religious needs of families 

  • An understanding of the legal aspects of death processes including child death review

  • An awareness of the support available from wider teams such as bereavement, mortuary, and chaplaincy

  • The ability to reflect on the impact of SUDiC on ourselves, and strategies to support staff

Who is this course for:

This course is open to multi-agency workers who support patients and families through sudden unexpected death in children, in acute healthcare settings

For more information on this course, please contact: emma.broughton@gosh.nhs.uk

This course requires registration prior to purchase, for more information and to purchase this course, please click here.