Management and Care of Paediatric Tracheostomies – October 2026
Education Centre – Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LPThis interactive one day course allows paediatric staff to gain an awareness of the anatomy and physiology of the paediatric airway, general care and management of patients who require a tracheostomy, from the insertion of a tracheostomy to discharge home and de-cannulation.
Methods of Wound Debridement – November 2026
Freeman Hospital (FH), Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE7 7DNThis two-day course will teach the different methods of wound debridement, with a special focus on conservative sharp debridement, facilitated by the Newcastle Hospitals’ Tissue Viability Team with guest speaker specialists from Dermatology, Plastics, Podiatry as well as a physiology and anatomical expert.
Paediatric Palliative Care Study Day for Hospice Staff – December 2026
Education Centre – Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 4LPThis face to face course led by the regional Children's Holistic Integrated Palliative Care Service (CHIPS) is designed to support staff working in hospices caring for children across the North East and North Cumbria.