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Hi Maureen,
Now that the ENB is no more, there does not seem to be a central place where you can find all the possible places you can do the course. The courses are all run by Higher Education Institutions (HEI), that may or may not award an ENB certificate, www.nmc-uk.org/aDisplayDocument.aspx?documentID=1568.
Best thing to do is contact colleagues or people you know in the field who can recommend what courses are the most highly thought of. With all the cheap flights from your beautiful island, you have the choice of the whole country to choose from. Locally here I have heard good things about Napier University's BSc Module www.courses.napier.ac.uk/W72215.htm.
You could also contact the editor of the RCN Palliative Care Forum, who should probably have some recommendations, palliative.editor@community.rcn.org.uk .
I guess you have also seen on this website the ability to gain a Certificate of Credit in Cancer Care. While not perhaps having the cuddos of a ENB or BSc course, it would be a great place to start (if you need to)and may even be accepted by the HEI as credit to any course you are undertaking.
Best of luck.
Gordon
Edited: Mar 29, 2009 @ 12.05pm
Hi Maureen,
Just picked up your enquiry. The ENB ceased to extist some 10 years ago as Gordon pointed out and handed over the responsibility for all post registration courses to Faculties/Schools in universities across the country. Whilst many of the old ENB 931 courses (mine included) no longer exist they are nevertheless around in the form of specific modules of study usually of 15- 30 academic credits to be studies over one academic term and more often at degree level today although some HEI's still offer dipoma level. The titles vary hugley. so you will need to look at the content and whilst the old 931 was all inclusive of lots of palliative care topics, newer modules now break these things down into different subject areas. such as spiritual and ethical care, or pain and symptom management.
The simplest thing is to seek out the websites of all the HEI's within a 40-50 mile radius of yourself - comfortable travelling distance, and zero in on what they have to offer. If they have a link with a local hopsice then so much the better. I run the Certificate in Cancer Care Award for Staffordshire university that is mentioned on this website and it is 15 credits at certificate level only, so not really comparable to the old 931 at all. That said if you havn't studied for a while it can be a good way back in to swing of things.
Good luck
Bob Becker
Good luck