Palliative Care online training based on BAPM Framework
New online learning based on BAPM's Recognising uncertainty: an integrated framework for palliative care in perinatal medicine framework.
A free online learning course on palliative care has been developed by a team of neonatal professionals many of which were involved in the development of the BAPM framework Recognising uncertainty: an integrated framework for palliative care in perinatal medicine.
The course is available free for NHS staff here, with CPD certificate.
Feedback has been excellent with more than 400 learners since launch in June 2025. It is endorsed by major advocacy groups including Sands, Bliss, Child Bereavement UK, Together for Short Lives, Antenatal Results and Choices (ARC), FICare, BMFMS and GFCNI.
The course was co-produced with bereaved parents, and professionals from psychology, nursing, and midwifery. It is 4 hours long and can be completed step by step in your own time on a smart phone or computer.
Each step takes around 5 minutes and consists of short text and graphics, case studies, audio, videos with bereaved parents. It will help HCPs and parents navigate the complex conversations and management challenges for a baby with an uncertain future.
The course considers communication essentials, continuity of care, stress and the moral burden of decision making, MDT decisions, letter writing and Advance Care Plans, cultural sensitivity, working with interpreters, long term planning and hospice care, end of life care, symptom management, legal and ethical issues, compassionate leadership and memory making.
Please note: this course has not been produced by BAPM.
