Real Stories: Real Insight

This short film showcases the work with social care partners undertaken by NHS Hull and NHS Wakefield District, funded by Skills for Care under the National End of Life Care Programme’s ‘Supporting People to Live and Die Well’ initiative (the Social Care Framework)’. The test-site work considered how domiciliary care workers can be key within a multi-disciplinary team; providing good quality end of life care for people wishing to be at home at the end of their lives.

“My own view is that it is a powerful statement of the importance of the relationship between the domiciliary care workers and the person they support as they near the end of life; it also provides an intimate picture of what living well at the end of life means in terms of the everyday realities of people’s lives.”

Professor Margaret Holloway, PhD, BA, CQSW , Social Care Lead, National End of Life Care Programme. www.endoflifecareforadults.nhs.uk

“Skills for Care has part funded the production of this short film, as it highlights the importance of social care workers having the right skills, attitudes and competences when delivering good quality end of life care in any setting. The film can also be used to support recruitment and retention initiatives for domiciliary care workers”.

Zoe Thomas, Area Officer, Skills for Care

Other recruitment and retention and end of life care resources can be found in the entry to social care area of our website.