Shawclough & Healey March 2020

Springhill Hospice Education
Team win national award
Springhill Hospice’s Education team won a national award for their
innovative training programme for health and social care staff.
The Skills for Care Accolades award ceremony took place in London on Wednesday 22nd January, where
the team from Springhill Hospice were awarded with the Most Innovative Endorsed Learning Provider.
The award was given to the Hospice for their innovative Passport training programme. The training is
given, free of charge, to health and social care professionals across Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.
It focusses on palliative and end of life care education and has been delivered by the team since 2015.
The team were delighted with their win and were presented the award by TV dance legend Anton du Beke.
Jane Ashworth, Education Lead and Specialist Palliative
Care Nurse at Springhill Hospice said: “Everyone who
attended the awards ceremony was absolutely delighted
when our name was read out. To have that recognition on
a national stage of all the hard work our tireless team puts
in all year round feels amazing.
“We are totally committed to making sure social care and
health workers can develop their skills and knowledge
because we know that means the people we work with
have genuine choice and control over the lives.”
A panel of expert judges were impressed by Springhill
Hospice Education Team’s innovative and passionate
approach and the positive impacts being achieved across
social care and health. The judges liked how trainers were
empowered to challenge a service, and how they provided
tailored support to people around learning disabilities and
dementia.
Skills for Care Interim CEO Andy Tilden said: “Our
Accolades awards are open to our growing network of
endorsed leading providers who like the Springhill
Hospice team have to complete a very tough evaluation
process to win our highly prized endorsement.
“The result of all that hard work in the team at all levels
can access learning and development opportunities that
means the people they work with know they can rely on
high quality services so they can live the lives they want to.”
Education team with Anton Du Beck after their win.
Springhill Hospice Education Team receiving
their award.
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