If you work in data protection in the palliative care sector, you won’t want to miss this.
What’s the free training?
We’re running three half-day online workshops, exclusively for palliative care colleagues, and also offering free places on some of our best-selling training courses.
Half-day palliative care workshops
Exclusively for palliative care colleagues, the half-day workshops will take place from 1.30pm to 4.30pm:
- Introduction to Data Protection, on 18 February
- Subject Access Requests, on 19 February
- Data Protection and Fundraising, on 25 February
The Introduction to Data Protection is a general overview for anyone tasked with responsibilities for personal data (patient, supporter or colleague) in a palliative care organisation.
The session on Subject Access Requests will look at the practical challenges with providing a compliant response to requests for personal data, while ensuring we are proportionate in the use of resources.
And the Data Protection and Fundraising session will look at issues around direct marketing and fundraising, including the new “soft opt-in” opportunity for charities.
Data protection training courses
We’re also offering 2 free places on each of these online live attended training courses:
- Tkm Certificate in Data Protection Compliance, running on 4 and 5 February
- Introduction to Records Management, running on 25 and 26 February
- BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, running on 26 and 27 February, and 5 and 6 March
- Introduction to Information Asset Registers, running on 11 and 12 March
If you need more flexibility on dates, you can apply to join our self-study on demand BCS Foundation Certificate in Data Protection or self-study on demand BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection.
If these aren’t right for you, you can apply for any of our other self-study options; you can see what we offer at Information Governance Training UK | Explore All Courses.
Are you eligible for free training?
This is for you if you’re one or more of the following:
- A Caldicott Guardian
- A data protection officer or records manager, working in a hospice or other third sector palliative care services (employed or voluntary)
- In another employed or volunteer role within third sector palliative care services, with demonstrable data protection responsibilities
The organisation you represent must be a member of Hospice UK.
Ready to apply?
Complete our application form before 5pm on Friday 13 February.
Questions? We’re happy to give advice on what’s the right training for you.
Get in touch info@tkmconsulting.co.uk
How are we able to offer free training?
During 2025 and continuing through 2026, for each booking on our attended live courses, and our on-demand Practitioner and Foundation courses, Tkm Consulting & Associates allocate money towards our funded and subsidised training for the palliative care sector. Thank you to all our customers who have helped to make this possible.
Terms and conditions
In order to be eligible for our free training:
- You must hold one of the roles listed above, or similar
- Your role can be as a paid employee or a volunteer
- You must have data protection responsibilities for the organisation
- The organisation that you represent must be a member of Hospice UK
- We will require proof that you and the organisation that you represent meet the above criteria
- Applications must be made via the application form, available here: Free data protection training for the palliative care sector – Fill out form
- We reserve the right to close applications early if demand is high
- For online on-demand courses, you will be given access once your place is confirmed
- For attended online courses, we reserve the right to transfer you to the next available course date should the need arise
- If your application for the Tkm Certificate in Data Protection Compliance is made after the date of the course, we will offer you a place on the next available course
- If you’re applying for the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, please note that any assessments or additional fees out with the course itself will need to be paid by the applicant / their organisation.
